Max Kepler and Jorge Polanco’s $10 million options are exercised by the Twins in………

The Twins exercise $10 million in options for Jorge Polanco and Max Kepler through 2024.

The two players with the oldest contracts, outfielder Max Kepler and infielder Jorge Polanco, had their 2024 club options exercised by the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.

For the upcoming season, Polanco will earn $10.5 million and Kepler $10 million. Although both players had a $1 million buyout, Minnesota considered those prices to be a good deal given their level of output this season.

In 2009, the Twins signed Kepler, a German international, and Polanco, a Dominican Republic native, as 16-year-old international free agents.

As the Twins’ regular right fielder in 130 games in 2023, Kepler batted.260 with an.816 OPS and a team-high 24 home runs.

After the All-Star break, he played 66 games for the AL Central winners, posting a.926 OPS. With nine major league seasons and 153 home runs, Kepler ranks 12th in Twins history.

After recovering from a knee ailment, Polanco played second base and third base in 80 games this season, hitting.255 with 14 home runs and a.789 OPS. In his ten major league seasons, he has hit the most home runs (112) of any switch-hitter in Twins history.

Polanco has a $12.5 million club option with the Twins until 2025.