Edouard Julien
Edouard Julien (born April 30, 1999) is a Canadian professional baseball second baseman for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023. Julien played for the Canadian national team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Professional career
Julien attended  Cardinal-Roy Secondary School in Quebec City, Canada. The Philadelphia Phillies selected Julien in the 37th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He did not sign with the Phillies and enrolled at Auburn University to play college baseball for the Auburn Tigers. When he arrived at Auburn, he could not speak English. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and returned to the league in 2019 with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks. After his sophomore year, the Minnesota Twins selected Julien in the 18th round of the 2019 MLB Draft. Though he initially planned to return to Auburn for his junior year, the Twins increased their signing bonus offer to $493,000 and he signed. Because of  surgery and the COVID-19 pandemic, Julien didn't make his professional debut until 2021 with the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels. During the season he was promoted to the Cedar Rapids Kernels. He spent the 2022 season with the Wichita Wind Surge. He played in the 2022 Arizona Fall League, where he batted .365/.535/.683, and led the league in runs (21) and walks (20). After the season, the Twins added him to their 40-man roster. The Twins optioned Julien to the Triple-A St. Paul Saints to begin the 2023 season. After starting the season batting 9-for-29 (.276), the Twins promoted him to the major leagues on April 12. Julien got his first major league hit and first home run in the same inning against the New York Yankees on April 13.

International career 
Julien represents the Canadian national baseball team in international competition. In 2019, he played for Team Canada at the 2019 Pan American Games winning a silver medal. During the games, he suffered an injury which required him to later on undergo Tommy John surgery. Julien was selected to the Canadian roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic. He finished as the tournament's statistical leader in slugging percentage (1.154) and OPS (1.821). Julien homered on the first pitch of his first plate appearance in the tournament off Great Britain's Akeel Morris. However, despite convincing victories over Great Britain and Colombia, Canada was eliminated in pool play. Personal life
In August 2018, Julien was arrested in Auburn, Alabama, for public intoxication and criminal littering. He was sentenced to perform community service. References

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1999 births
Living people
Auburn Tigers baseball players
Baseball people from Quebec
Canada national baseball team players
Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States
Cedar Rapids Kernels players
Falmouth Commodores players
Fort Myers Mighty Mussels players
Glendale Desert Dogs players
Hyannis Harbor Hawks players
Major League Baseball infielders
Major League Baseball players from Canada
Minnesota Twins players
Sportspeople from Quebec City
St. Paul Saints players
Wichita Wind Surge players
2023 World Baseball Classic players