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Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers, who attended UNC Wilmington, was the Twins’ second-round draft pick (59th overall) in 2018. Jeffers made his Major League debut on August 20, 2020, and was named the Charles O. Johnson Award winner as the Most Improved Twin in 2023. In 2024, he set career highs in numerous offensive categories including home runs, RBI, runs, hits, and doubles while being named the 2024 Mike Augustin “Media Good Guy” Award, voted on by the Twin Cities chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Beyond his on-field achievements, Jeffers is an active participant in the Minnesota Twins Community Fund, which focuses on empowering youth, fostering belonging, and nurturing the planet, demonstrating his commitment to making a positive impact across Twins Territory.

Boston Scientific will serve as the Official Softball Sponsor of the Games

Gabriela (Gaby) Dabrowski, a professional doubles tennis player from Canada, has ranked as high as World No. 4 (2022) on the WTA and is a 3x mixed doubles Grand Slam champion (2017 Roland Garros and 2019 Australian Open and 2023 U.S. Open). She holds 17 WTA doubles titles, and has competed in three different Olympics Game, including a Bronze medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

In 2026, the Special Olympics USA Games is uniting over 100,000 athletes, coaches, volunteers and fans in Minnesota.

Joe Mauer, the Minnesota native and Minnesota Twins legend, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2024 on the first ballot. Joe played 15 years in the Majors for the Twins highlighted by three batting titles (a feat no catcher has ever achieved), an American League MVP, three Gold Gloves, six Silver Slugger Awards, and six All-Star appearances. Joe is the only catcher in history with at least 2,000 hits, a .300+ batting average and a .380+ on-base percentage.

Meet the ambassadors that answered the call to support the USA Games!