Who else but Royce Lewis would hit the Twins' first home run of spring training? In the second inning of Monday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Lewis was all over a 1-0 pitch from Zack Littell, crushing it over the wall in left field.

The Twins’ Big Three traveled to the Rays’ Charlotte Park on Monday. After Royce Lewis launched a patented no-doubt, celebration-starting home run in a game wiped out by rain, all three had something to say.

Royce Lewis had a 2024 season packed with injuries and adversity. Now, he’s feeling fast, elusive, athletic (and) bouncy.”

The Twins' young star needed a winter of quiet to get off the rollercoaster that has been his career to this point, and find his way back to himself. He's in a new frame of mind this spring.