Twins general manager Jeremy Zoll said the team has “real genuine interest in a reunion” with Ryan Jeffers.

Jeffers was extended a qualifying offer at the beginning of the month, but the Twins would like to bring Jeffers back on a multi-year deal. The team is “allowing Jeffers to see what else is out there” on the free agent market, but they hope to be able to match or beat what he is offered. While the Twins would like to bring Jeffers back, it’s hard to see them giving him too many years after they selected Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey with the third pick in the 2026 draft and then used their second-round pick on Carson Tinney. The Twins also acquired catching prospects Eduardo Tait and Enrique Jimenez at the 2025 trade deadline, so they have plenty of catching prospects in their pipeline.