| PA | AB | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
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| 2025 | 157 | 119 | 24 | 35 | 3 | 4 | .294 | .446 | .420 | .866 |
| Career Minors | 268 | 213 | 40 | 61 | 5 | 8 | .286 | .422 | .404 | .826 |
| AVG | HR | SB | OPS | |
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| 2025 | .294 | 3 | 4 | .866 |
| Career Minors | .286 | 5 | 8 | .826 |
| Season | Tm | LG | L | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | HBP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Fort Myers Mighty Mussels | FSL | A | 24 | 99 | 85 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .271 | .374 | .341 | .715 |
| 2025 | 2 Teams | Minors | 42 | 169 | 128 | 25 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 18 | .297 | .450 | .445 | .895 | |
| 2025 | Fort Myers Mighty Mussels | FSL | A | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .500 | .778 | 1.278 |
| 2025 | Cedar Rapids Kernels | MID | A+ | 39 | 157 | 119 | 24 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 16 | .294 | .446 | .420 | .866 |
| Cedar Rapids Kernels | MID | A+ | 39 | 157 | 119 | 24 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 16 | .294 | .446 | .420 | .866 | |
| Fort Myers Mighty Mussels | FSL | A | 27 | 111 | 94 | 16 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .277 | .387 | .383 | .770 | |
| Career Minors | 2 Teams | 66 | 268 | 213 | 40 | 61 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 31 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 21 | .286 | .422 | .404 | .826 |
Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 40 | Run: 50 | Arm: 55 | Field: 50 | Overall: 40
Diaw played his high school ball at Notre Dame High School in Southern California, the same program that produced Giancarlo Stanton and Hunter Greene. He stayed close to home to go to Loyola Marymount for college but had all but eight games of his freshman year wiped out because of a back fracture. After redshirting, he had a solid first full year in 2023 for the Lions, finishing with an OPS of .896. He missed time this year with a broken left thumb from a foul tip but returned in mid-April swinging a hot bat, then suffered a sprained wrist at the end of the year, though that wasn’t expected to keep him from being seen my more scouts in the Cape Cod League this summer ahead of the Draft.
A right-handed hitter, Diaw has the chance to be a solid offensive performer. He rarely swings and misses with an aggressive, early-count approach. His swing can be a little slow to start with a lengthy path, but he’s pretty efficient through the zone once he gets his bat going. It’s more of a hit-over-power approach, but he has the chance to hit a lot of doubles with a swing geared to drive the ball to right-center field in the future. He can run into some home runs, especially to his pull side, and some scouts think there’s more raw pop to tap into.
Diaw is athletic and runs well, showing some defensive versatility that intrigues evaluators. He hasn’t been behind the dish a ton, but he is agile and has plus arm strength that could play there. He’s seen time in all three outfield positions, and while he’s best suited for a corner, he’s capable in center. With the injuries behind him, Diaw could draw a lot of Day 2 interest thanks to his positional flexibility and potential with the bat.
Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 40 | Run: 50 | Arm: 50 | Field: 45 | Overall: 40
When Diaw is on the field, he hits. That was true when he was Loyola Marymount, putting up very good numbers in 2023 (.314/.396/.500), but that came sandwiched between a lost freshman season because of a back fracture and playing just 20 games in 2024 because of a broken left thumb. He did produce in 20 games when he was on the field, then performed well in the Cape Cod League and at the Draft Combine, leading to the Twins taking him the third round of the ‘24 Draft. The story carried over to his first full season of pro ball, where he hit for average and got on base but played just 39 games for High-A Cedar Rapids, first going down with a broken wrist and then a hamstring injury shortly after his return.
Diaw is always going to be a hit-over-power type, focusing on contact first, particularly early in counts. When he was in the box, he showed an advanced approach and also drew walks while limiting his swing-and-miss as well as chase, but without much thump. He worked on swing changes while he was rehabbing his wrist to unlock some power to his pull side and was having some good results, only to be derailed by the hamstring issue.
An athletic backstop who moves around well enough to also play some outfield, Diaw gets high marks for his cerebral approach to the game, and he made strides with his defense behind the dish. The hope for 2026 is for him to stay healthy to see if the swing changes stick, giving him a chance to be a big league regular catcher or a valuable backup who can see time there and in the outfield corners.
Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 40 | Run: 50 | Arm: 50 | Field: 45 | Overall: 45
Hailing from the Notre Dame High School in California that Giancarlo Stanton and Hunter Greene called home, Diaw went to Loyola Marymount for college but missed nearly all of his freshman year in 2022 after suffering a fracture in his back. He had a solid full season in 2023 for the Lions, slashing .314/.396/.500, but the injury bug hit again in '24 when he broke his left thumb on a foul tip and then sprained his wrist at the end of the year. He did manage a 1.216 OPS in 20 games, then hit well in the Cape Cod League and impressed at the Draft Combine, leading to the Twins signing him under slot in the third round. He also impressed the organization with how he carried himself during his pro debut with Single-A Fort Myers.
Diaw entered pro ball with a reputation for making a lot of contact as an aggressive right-handed hitter who likes to attack pitches early in counts. He continued to control the zone well during his debut, rarely swinging and missing while drawing a good amount of walks. He’s had a lengthy bat path in the past -- mostly because he starts slow -- with decent speed through the zone that led to better-than-average exit velocities in the Florida State League. There’s strength to tap into that might be more extra-base authority than home run pop.
Young for his Draft class, Diaw will play most of 2025 at age 21, and he’s very athletic for a backstop. He’s working on his arm strength so that he has more of a chance to stick behind the plate, but he’s an average runner who can steal a base and has seen time in all three outfield spots if catching doesn’t pan out.
Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 40 | Run: 50 | Arm: 55 | Field: 50 | Overall: 40
Diaw played his high school ball at Notre Dame High School in Southern California, the same program that produced Giancarlo Stanton and Hunter Greene. He stayed close to home to go to Loyola Marymount for college but had all but eight games of his freshman year wiped out because of a back fracture. After redshirting, he had a solid first full year in 2023 for the Lions, finishing with an OPS of .896. He missed time this year with a broken left thumb from a foul tip but returned in mid-April swinging a hot bat, then suffered a sprained wrist at the end of the year. That didn’t keep him from being seen by more scouts in the Cape Cod League and Draft Combine, helping him land in the third round with the Twins, who signed him for an under-slot $597,500.
A right-handed hitter, Diaw has the chance to be a solid offensive performer. He rarely swings and misses with an aggressive, early-count approach. His swing can be a little slow to start with a lengthy path, but he’s pretty efficient through the zone once he gets his bat going. It’s more of a hit-over-power approach, but he has the chance to hit a lot of doubles with a swing geared to drive the ball to right-center field in the future. He can run into some home runs, especially to his pull side, and some scouts think there’s more raw pop to tap into.
Diaw is athletic and runs well, showing some defensive versatility that intrigues evaluators. He hasn’t been behind the dish a ton, though he was announced as a catcher when drafted; he’s agile and has plus arm strength that could play there. He’s seen time in all three outfield positions, and while he’s best suited for a corner, he’s capable in center.
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03/05/2026 | C Khadim Diaw assigned to Minnesota Twins Prospects. |
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11/06/2025 | Cedar Rapids Kernels activated C Khadim Diaw from the 60-day injured list. |
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08/28/2025 | Cedar Rapids Kernels transferred C Khadim Diaw from the 7-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. |
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08/06/2025 | Cedar Rapids Kernels placed C Khadim Diaw on the 7-day injured list. |
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08/06/2025 | Cedar Rapids Kernels placed C Khadim Diaw on the 7-day injured list. |
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08/04/2025 | Cedar Rapids Kernels activated C Khadim Diaw from the 60-day injured list. |
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08/01/2025 | Cedar Rapids Kernels sent C Khadim Diaw on a rehab assignment to Fort Myers Mighty Mussels. |
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07/08/2025 | Cedar Rapids Kernels transferred C Khadim Diaw from the 7-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. |
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05/29/2025 | Cedar Rapids Kernels placed C Khadim Diaw on the 7-day injured list. |
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03/31/2025 | C Khadim Diaw assigned to Cedar Rapids Kernels from Fort Myers Mighty Mussels. |
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03/06/2025 | activated C Khadim Diaw. |
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08/03/2024 | C Khadim Diaw assigned to Fort Myers Mighty Mussels. |
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07/24/2024 | Minnesota Twins signed C Khadim Diaw. |
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07/13/2024 | Orleans Firebirds released C Khadim Diaw. |
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06/30/2024 | College Workout activated C Khadim Diaw. |
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06/26/2024 | C Khadim Diaw assigned to Orleans Firebirds. |
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06/16/2024 | College Workout activated C Khadim Diaw. |
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04/30/2024 | C Khadim Diaw assigned to Loyola Marymount Lions. |
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04/02/2024 | C Khadim Diaw assigned to Orleans Firebirds. |
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05/25/2023 | College Workout activated C Khadim Diaw. |
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05/23/2023 | C Khadim Diaw assigned to Loyola Marymount Lions. |
