Matt Wallner #matt wallner
Matthew John Wallner was born on December 12, 1997, in Forest Lake, Minnesota. He attended Forest Lake High School and played three years of college baseball at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he finished his collegiate career as the program's all-time home run leader. The Minnesota Twins selected him with the 39th overall pick in the 2019 MLB draft. Wallner spent four years in the Twins' minor league system before making his major league debut on September 17, 2022. He earned the Texas Post-Season All-Star and MiLB.com Organization All-Star honors in 2022.