About this episode

Chris Egert discusses Royce Lewis's performance and potential demotion with Twins beat writer Dan Hayes.

Chris Egert is in for Jason. He talks with Twins beat writer for the Athletic, Dan Hayes, about Royce Lewis and his struggles at the plate. Is Royce at risk of a demotion? How important is the mental part of the game? That and much more Twins talk!

People in this episode

Host: Chris Egert

Guest: Dan Hayes

Topics covered

• Royce Lewis
• Twins
• baseball
• mental game
• demotion
• struggles at the plate

Keywords

• Royce Lewis
• Twins
• Dan Hayes
• baseball
• mental part of the game
• demotion
• struggles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: the Athletic, Twins

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