The Minnesota Twins released minor league catcher Derek Bender after he told opposing hitters what kind of pitches were coming.

The Minnesota Twins kicked 2024 draft pick Derek Bender to the curb after he was caught cheating for the opposition.

The Minnesota Twins released former Albany Academy baseball star Derek Bender on Thursday for tipping pitches in a minor-league game, according to ESPN.

Lakeland scored four runs in the second inning and won the game 6-0 to clinch the Florida State League West division and eliminate the Mighty Mussels from playoff contention. Fort Myers coaches were notified by Lakeland coaches about Bender’s pitch tipping after the game, ESPN reported.

The Minnesota Twins have released minor-league catcher Derek Bender after he was discovered aiding opposing hitters, ESPN's Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel report. Passan and McDaniel write that the decision to cut ties with Bender was made "after he told opposing hitters the type of pitch that was coming to the plate during at-bats of the game last week that eliminated his team from playoff contention.

The Minnesota Twins released 2024 sixth-round draft pick Derek Bender on Thursday after he told opposing hitters the types of pitches that were coming to

According to ESPN's McDaniel and Passan, Lakeland scored four runs in the second inning and won 6-0 in the second game of a doubleheader. The Tigers win clinched the Florida State League West division and eliminated the Might Mussels' playoff hopes.

Derek Bender was a sixth-round draft pick by the Twins in 2024 out of Coastal Carolina. (Ben McKeown/The Associated Press)

Bender told Lakeland batters in the second inning of a Sept. 6 game what pitches were coming. The Tigers won the game and eliminated the Mussels.