Daniel Lehmann

Daniel Joseph Lehmann (September 5, , ) is a catcher in the Minnesota Twins' organization who signed with the Twins in the eighth round of the First Year Player Draft. He is 5'11" tall, and weights 186 lbs., and bats and throws right handed.
The former Rice University standout began the season with the Beloit Snappers of the Midwest League. He batted only .240 with no home runs, yet his defensive skills (catching 14 of 35 base stealers for a 40% success rate) earned him a Midwest League All-Star selection, and a promotion to the Twins' advanced-A affiliate, the Fort Myers Miracle. With the Miracle, he batted .244 with no home runs and six runs batted in backing up All-Star catcher Wilson Ramos.
He reported to Spring training with the Twins on February 15 as a non-roster invitee, and begins the season on the Miracle roster, however, spent part of the season with the Twins' double A affiliate, the New Britain Rock Cats. With New Britain, he batted .243 with three RBIs; with Fort Myers, Lehmann batted .286 and caught nine of twelve would-be base stealers to earn himself a Florida State League All-star selection.

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