Cedar Rapids, IA - The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Minnesota Twins announce that C Ben Rodriguez has been placed on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to July 3, with a lateral meniscus tear in his left knee. Brian Maloney, Senior Manager of Minor League Operations, announced the move.Rodriguez has played

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - Wander Javier made his much-anticipated Midwest League debut Saturday, but Ben Rodriguez stole the show at the end with a walk-off home run to give the Cedar Rapids Kernels a 9-8 victory against the Peoria Chiefs in front of a season-high crowd of 3,132 fans at

CLINTON, IOWA - Jared Akins and Ben Rodriguez each hit home runs Thursday at LumberKings Stadium to power the Cedar Rapids Kernels toward a 5-4 victory against the Clinton LumberKings to open a four-game series. Blayne Enlow received credit for the win as Cedar Rapids (18-22) secured a 1-0 series

Cedar Rapids, IA - The Cedar Rapids Kernels, in conjunction with the Minnesota Twins, are pleased to release the 2019 Opening Night Roster! The 25-player roster features five of the Twins Top 30 Prospects, according to Baseball America, in RHP Blayne Enlow (#8), INF Yunior Severino (#10), RHP Jordan Balazovic

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - The Cedar Rapids Kernels clinched a Midwest League playoff berth and the Second-Half Western Division crown with a 5-1 victory Monday against the Kane County Cougars at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Kernels (41-32, 73-60) also claimed a four-game sweep versus Kane County

PEORIA, ILL. - Ben Rodriguez carried the Cedar Rapids Kernels with his first professional multi-homer game Wednesday, but the Peoria Chiefs held on for a 4-3 victory in the opener of a three-game series at Dozer Park. Peoria (23-14, 62-45) scored runs in the first inning and kept the lead

Cedar Rapids, IA - The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Minnesota Twins announce that C/INF Ben Rodriguez will rejoin the Kernels from Fort Myers; C David Banuelos has been placed on the 7-day DL with a concussion; and INF Robby Rinn has been promoted to Fort Myers. Brian Maloney, Twins Senior

Cedar Rapids, IA - The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Minnesota Twins announce that C Ryan Jeffers will join the Kernels from Elizabethton and C/INF Ben Rodriguez has been promoted to Fort Myers. Brian Maloney, Twins Senior Manager of Minor League Operations, announced the move.The Twins selected Jeffers in the second

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - The Cedar Rapids Kernels registered eight doubles and scored the first eight runs of Monday's 10-4 triumph over the Lake County Captains in the rubber game of a three-game series at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Cedar Rapids' eight doubles were most by any

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - A three-run home run from Royce Lewis and a two-run, inside-the-park homer by Ben Rodriguez highlighted a 5-4 Cedar Rapids Kernels triumph Thursday against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Cedar Rapids (1-0, 33-37) claimed a victory in its second-half

Cedar Rapids, IA - The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Minnesota Twins announce that INF Benjamin Rodriguez has been activated from the 7-day disabled list and OF Alex Kirilloff has been promoted to Fort Myers. Brian Maloney, Twins Senior Manager of Minor League Operations, announced the move.Rodriguez went on the DL

Cedar Rapids, IA - The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Minnesota Twins announce that RHP Brusdar Graterol and C David Banuelos have been activated from the 7-day disabled list and INF Ben Rodriguez has been placed on the 7-day DL with an undisclosed injury. Brian Maloney, Twins Senior Manager of Minor

GENEVA, ILL. - A ninth-inning sacrifice fly from Ben Rodriguez was the difference Monday at Northwestern Medicine Field as the Cedar Rapids Kernels defeated the Kane County Cougars, 3-2. Cedar Rapids (20-19) also grabbed a 1-0 advantage in this four-game series with Monday's triumph over Kane County (20-20).Rodriguez broke a