The Twins optioned Julien to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday.
Julien has been unable to find his footing this season, slashing only .198/.288/.319 across 104 plate appearances. With both Royce Lewis (hamstring) and Willi Castro (oblique) retuning from the 10-day injured list, Julien's playing time was set to drop significantly, so he'll head to St. Paul where he can see regular reps.
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Twins' Edouard Julien: Taking seat Sunday
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Julien is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Southpaw Garrett Crochet is taking the hill for Boston, so Julien will remain on the bench for a second straight game. Brooks Lee will cover second base while Julien sits.
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Twins' Edouard Julien: Idle Saturday
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Julien isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Boston.
Julien will get a chance to regroup Saturday after going 2-for-16 with a home run and five strikeouts over his last five games. His absence will put Kody Clemens at second base.
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Twins' Edouard Julien: Getting day off Wednesday
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Julien is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Cleveland.
It marks the first time since April 7 that Julien is not in the lineup against a right-hander. Kody Clemens will be at second base and Mickey Gasper will handle designated-hitter duties Wednesday as the Twins take on righty Luis. L. Ortiz.
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Twins' Edouard Julien: Pops leadoff homer
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Julien went 1-for-5 with a solo homer and a walk in Monday's 11-1 victory over the Guardians.
The Minnesota second baseman hit the game's first pitch out of the park, launching it 403 feet to center off starter Gavin Williams. Julien has been hitting leadoff in a strong-side platoon lately and should get plenty of run while Luke Keaschall (forearm) is on the injured list. Across 92 plate appearances, Julien is slashing .213/.304/.350 with two homers, eight runs scored and eight RBI.
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Twins' Edouard Julien: Sitting Saturday
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Julien isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.
Julien will get a breather Saturday after drawing four walks and scoring three runs in the series opener. Brooks Lee will shift to second base, allowing Jonah Bride to start at third base and bat sixth.
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Twins' Edouard Julien: Getting run in leadoff spot
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Julien will start at second base and bat leadoff in Tuesday's contest against the Mets.
It marks the third straight game that Julien has batted leadoff and the eighth game in a row that he's been in the lineup. Previous leadoff man Matt Wallner is hitting third for the Twins on Tuesday.
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Twins' Edouard Julien: Hits first homer of season
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Julien went 1-for-4 with a home run in Sunday's victory over the Tigers. He started at second base and hit leadoff.
Julien has been improving at the plate and gaining more playing time in the last week. He's hitting .380 (8-for-21) with a home run over his last eight games. He could stay in the leadoff role against right-handed pitching if he stays hot.
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Twins' Edouard Julien: Showing progress at plate
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Julien started at DH and went 1-for-3 with a double and walk in Thursday's 3-2 loss against Kansas City.
Julien is starting to show some life at the plate, as he's 3-for-10 with a walk in his last three games. He's hitting just .214 with a .576 OPS in 11 games. He has a chance to win regular playing time at DH and 2B with the rest of the lineup struggling, but his window of opportunity may be small with Brooks Lee (back) likely to return from the injured list soon.
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Twins' Edouard Julien: Goes to bench Monday
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Julien is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.
The left-handed-hitting Julien had started in each of the Twins' last five games -- all against right-handed pitchers -- but he went just 3-for-14 with one walk against four strikeouts during that span. Julien will head to the bench Monday even as the Royals send a right-hander (Michael Lorenzen) to the mound, opening up a starting spot in the infield for Jose Miranda.
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Twins' Edouard Julien: Making first start of season
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Julien will start at designated hitter and bat eighth in Tuesday's game against the White Sox.
It's the first start of the season for Julien, who has been limited in the early going due to an illness. He did receive three plate appearances off the bench in Monday's loss to the White Sox, going hitless.
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Twins' Edouard Julien: Hitless in season debut at plate
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Julien (illness) went 0-for-3 in Monday's loss to the White Sox. He entered as a pitch hitter and defensive replacement in the fourth inning.
Julien had appeared in only one game as a defensive replacement before Monday due to an illness. He played second base and then later moved to shortstop in a blowout loss -- the first time he's appeared at shortstop in his career. Julien looked set to get playing time against right-handed pitching, but hasn't had a start this season although the illness may have been a factor.
Julien didn't make a start during the weekend series in St. Louis in part due to illness, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
The Twins faced all right-handers in the series, but the left-handed hitting Julien's only action came in the late innings of Sunday's game when he played a couple innings on defense. It's not clear how many starts he would have made had he been 100 percent, but the illness did play a part in his absence. Julien is out of the lineup again Monday against White Sox left-hander Martin Perez. It's possible he'll start Tuesday, when the Twins are scheduled to face righty Shane Smith.
Twins' Edouard Julien: Not in lineup versus righty
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Julien is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in St. Louis, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
The Cardinals are starting a righty in Sonny Gray, but the left-handed hitting Julien finds himself on the bench for the opener. The Twins are going with Willi Castro at second base, Trevor Larnach in the designated-hitter spot and Harrison Bader in left field.
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Twins' Edouard Julien: Set to make final roster
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Julien has unofficially won a spot on Minnesota's 26-man roster to begin the season with Austin Martin optioned to Triple-A, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Julien was on the roster bubble, but will make the team with both Royce Lewis and Brooks Lee set to begin the season on the injured list. Julien could get playing time at second base and DH early in the season against right-handed pitching.
Twins' Edouard Julien: Trending toward making roster
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Julien appears to likely to win a spot on the major league roster even with Brooks Lee having a strong spring, Matthew Leach of MLB.com reports. Julien is hitting .273 (6-for-22) with a home run and three walks in eight games this spring.
Julien is competing with Lee for the starting second base job with Willi Castro also likely to get time at the position. Julien could also get time at first base as well. Julien has struggled in the field this spring (two errors at 2B, one at 1B), however. At this point it's still not clear what the Twins plan to do at second base, but Julien remains in the mix to win a roster spot and could still find playing time against right-handed pitching.
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