When Luke Keaschall came up to bat in the bottom of the third inning against the Kansas City Royals Saturday night at Target Field, Twins color commentator Justin Morneau, who won the 2006 American League MVP Award, gave Keaschall the ultimate compliment.
Twins legend Justin Morneau compares Twins' No. 3 prospect Luke Keaschall to three-time MVP Mike Trout
As Keaschall prepared to take the at-bat against Royals starter Noah Cameron, Morneau brought attention to similarities between Keaschall's and Trout's swings on Twins TV with side-by-side slow-motion videos of both players' swings.
"The position [Trout] gets to to hit, he's so tight to his body with his hands, it allows him to let the ball travel," Morneau said.