If the Twins can get this version of Royce Lewis for a good chunk of the rest of the season, they're not out of the hunt at all despite being five games back of a wild card spot with 60 games to play.

Minnesota has won four of seven games since shocking the MLB world with a massive selloff at the trade deadline.

Royce Lewis is seeing results after starting a new pregame ritual. For the past week, the Twins' talented 26-year-old has sought out manager Rocco Baldelli for a conversation before the first pitch.

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Twins third baseman Royce Lewis rounds the bases after his first-inning homer in Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the A's at Target Field. He homered in the first inning of Game 2 as well.

Since August 15, Lewis' 11 homers, 172 wRC+ and 1.6 fWAR rank in the top 10 of all qualified hitters, while his 37 RBIs lead the majors. Of course, a whopping 16 of those 37 runs driven in came on ...

Perhaps Lewis’s good mental place convinces the Twins front office to keep together a roster which has underwhelmed all season.

At long last, Lewis demonstrated last season what it could look like when he’s healthy. He belted 15 home runs and drove in 52 runs in 239 plate appearances, producing at a .309/.372/.548 clip.

Royce Lewis, who started at third base, recorded two hits (including a solo home run) before having to exit the game in the third inning after suffering a quad injury running the bases.

Minnesota Twins' Royce Lewis celebrates his three-run home run as he runs the bases during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Sept. 1, 2024, in Minneapolis.

Twins’ Royce Lewis exits three innings into Opening Day in another injury concern By Max Weisman Published March 28, 2024, 9:26 p.m. ET ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Royce Lewis was born 11 years after Kirk Gibson’s dramatic World Series home run and was five years old when the Minnesota Twins won their last postseason game, but he kept ...