Buxton, who will participate in next week’s Home Run Derby in Atlanta, crushed a 427-foot solo homer off Pirates reliever Andrew Heaney with two outs in the seventh to complete the cycle.

Rocco Baldelli noted that the Twins have won two bullpen games recently, and specifically praised pitchers like Cole Sands for being willing and happy to take on the opener role, knowing that he

Buxton collected hits in the first, second and third innings against the Pirates before going yard in the seventh

Not only has Byron Buxton racked up 21 HRs and 17 SBs so far this season, but the Minnesota Twins outfielder has also managed to avoid getting caught stealing.

On his own bobblehead day in Minnesota, Byron Buxton belted a seventh-inning home run to become the first Twin to hit for the cycle since 2019.

Twins All-Star Byron Buxton has a historic outing on his bobblehead day, doing something no one else has ever done in Target Field

Twins All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton hit for the cycle Saturday, the first for any player in Target Field history.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton hit for the cycle Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The cycle was the first for any player in Target Field history since the ballpark opened in 2010. It was the first cycle by a Twins player since Jorge Polanco had one in 2019.

Spencer Horwitz had a bases-loaded RBI ground out in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended an eight-game slide by beating the Minnesota Twins 2-1.