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• Byron Buxton Hits for the Cycle - July 13, 2025
Byron Buxton, OF, Twins Byron Buxton continued his breakout season on Saturday, hitting for the cycle as part of a 5 for 5 day. He tallied one homer, one triple, one double, and two singles with three runs and two RBI. Talent was never the issue for him throughout his career, but his constant struggle to stay on the field made many give up on him prior to this season. The 102 games he played last ...2025
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• Twins' Byron Buxton hits for cycle on his own bobblehead day

There is something about a player's bobblehead day that can bring out the best in them. Minnesota Twins All-Star outfielder Byron Buxton proved that again on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates....2025
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• Twins' Byron Buxton hits for cycle on his bobblehead day, becomes 12th Minnesota player to accomplish feat

Buxton collected hits in the first, second and third innings against the Pirates before going yard in the seventh...2025
• Twins' Buxton, Derby participant, hits for cycle
Minnesota Twins All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton, who will participate in the Home Run Derby, hit for the cycle Saturday in a 12-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the first cycle hit at Target Field since it opened in 2010....2025
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• Matt Olson will replace Ronald Acuña Jr. in the Home Run Derby

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Acuña will be passing the torch to the NL’s joint-leader in fWAR among first basemen Earlier this week, Ronald Acuña Jr. was a late scratch from the series opener in Sacramento against the Athletics due to a back ailment. Fortunately, Acuña’s back woes only kept him out of one game and it didn’t take him long to return to the lineup at all. There wa...2025
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• The HR Derby Field

With the Home Run Derby set for Monday on ESPN, the players participating are set. Here’s a look at the players: Cal Raleigh (Mariners) — 36 HR James Wood (Nationals) — 24 HR Junior Caminero (Rays) — 23 HR Byron Buxton (Twins) — 20 HR Brent Rooker (A’s) — 19 HR Chisholm (Yankees) — 17 … Continue reading The HR Derby Field...2025
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• Matt Olson will replace Ronald Acuña Jr. in the Home Run Derby
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• Locked On Twins — SHOCKER: Joe Ryan FACES OFF Against Paul Skenes | Can Twins SALVAGE .500 Record?
TWINS TAKE SERIES FROM CUBS: WHAT’S NEXT BEFORE ALL-STAR BREAK? Minnesota Twins secure a crucial series win against the Chicago Cubs. Brandon Warne and Dave Brown analyze the team’s performance and discuss Byron Buxton‘s recent injury scare....2025
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• Twins 4, Cubs 2: Reversal of fortune

Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images This series has felt like “opposite day.” I’m sure you remember the days when the Cubs were scoring in double figures and smashing home run after home run. It feels like a very, very long tima ago... but as you know, what I’m describing happened just last weekend against the Cardinals, when the Cubs scored 28 runs and smashed 11 home runs. Now? Another loss to th...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 10, 2025

Peter Aiken-Imagn Images Kansas City is 7-2 in July. Salvador Perez and Jac Caglianone hit bombs to key last night’s win: “To turn the game like that with big swings and provide some slug for the offense is huge,” said starter Kris Bubic, who allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings. “I know we don’t tend to hit a ton of homers here, but those guys can hit them out anywhere. To see them step u...2025
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• Junior Caminero named 2025 All-Star, elects to join Home Run Derby

Rays 22-year old star third baseman Junior Caminero has been selected as an injury replacement for the 2025 All-Star Game, filling in for Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman. In doing so, Caminero has also accepted an invitation to participate in the 2025 Home Run Derby. Junior Caminero announced on Instagram that he’s joined the field for the @TMobile #HRDerby!Caminero leads American League 3B...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 9, 2025

Denny Medley-Imagn Images The Royals just clinched their first series victory at home in two months. TWO MONTHS. MLB.com’s Anne Rogers gives fans a peek behind the curtain of the Kansas City Royals promoting utilityman Cam Devanney to the 26-man roster on Tuesday. When Devanney emerged from the shower, he had five missed calls. Upon quickly calling Jirschele back, Devanney learned he was h...2025
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• Rays Trade Target: Byron Buxton

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images The Rays are set to begin their final road trip of the first half in Minnesota on Friday, with an Independence Day matinee against the Twins. The postseason picture is becoming clear, and the Twins seem to be outside of it. On the other hand, the Rays find themselves in a three-team race for the AL East. On Thursday, the Blue Jays overtook the Yankees for sole pos...2025
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• Byron Buxton Is A Light In A Long, Dark Tunnel
The Minnesota Twins are struggling. They have lost or been swept in every series since Pablo López went down with a shoulder injury earlier this month. However, Byron Buxton’s otherworldly play is a light at the end of the tunnel. No matter how much this team has struggled this season, he has shown that he will still do whatever it takes to be there for his team....2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Minnesota Twins

Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Brewers wrap up road trip against interleague rivals The Milwaukee Brewers are set to wrap up their six-game road trip this weekend, as they’ll head north to take on the Minnesota Twins in an interleague rivalry matchup. The Crew dropped two of three to the Twins in Milwaukee last month, but the two teams have bee...2025
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• Twins scratch Buxton from lineup following HBP
Twins center fielder Byron Buxton was scratched from the lineup a day after being hit on the left elbow by a pitch....2025

• South Side Soxivus 2022: Worst Games of the Year
Bennett Sousa wonders why he wasn’t allowed to get one final strike on Trea Turner, as fans sit, stunned, after “1-2 Intentional Walk, Part 1.” | David Banks-USA TODAY Sports There were at least 81 choices, so stroll through the schedule and relive some of the worst moments of the year We started this Soxivus season with the Calling of Managers, then moving on to Grievances and Feats of S...2022
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• Getting Ahead In Head To Head for Week 6; Hope Springs Eternal
Life was grand! There we all were, chit-chatting/arguing, about who should be drafted when, and why. Yes, fantasy baseball was just a simpler time before the actual games had started. It was once said that Hope Springs Eternal, and with the beginning of anything, it reminds us that anything can happen, albeit unlikely. That phrase speaks volumes for many of us because we all know that only 1 p...2022
• Brand Name Ambition: Astros' Carlos Correa Focuses on Baseball and a Lot More
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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"Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa and center fielder Byron Buxton exited Thursday's game against Baltimore after colliding in the third inning."

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"The Twins announced Thursday that they’ve reinstated Byron Buxton from the injured list and optioned infielder/outfielder Austin Martin to Triple-A St."

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"He allowed a leadoff double to Byron Buxton in the fourth, but pitched out of it as Austin Riley nabbed Buxton at the plate on a grounder by Kyle Farmer."

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"Giancarlo Stanton and Byron Buxton hit back-to-back home runs, and the American League beat the National League 3-2 in Tuesday's All-Star Game."

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"The Twins and franchise cornerstone Byron Buxton have been unable to come to terms on a contract extension, increasing the likelihood of a full-scale sell-off before Friday’s trade deadline."

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"Dan Hayes of The Athletic tweets that center fielder Byron Buxton will be activated from the injured list today, while right-hander Michael Pineda will return from his reduced 60-game PED suspension tonight as well."

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"Target Field's center-field walls might be the worse for wear in 2019, as Byron Buxton showed up for TwinsFest on Friday motivated and focused -- and 21 pounds of muscle heavier."

2018
"One of the things that went their way included the play of young outfielder Byron Buxton, who shook off a slow start to be an asset both with his glove and bat for the Twins en route to clinching a Wild Card berth."

2017
"For the second consecutive night the Twins won on a walk-off, as Byron Buxton delivered a two-out homer in the tenth inning to push past the Blue Jays, 3-2, on Thursday night at Target Field."

2016
"Max Kepler hit a pair of three-run homers to help set the Twins rookie record for RBIs in a game with seven, while fellow former top prospects Miguel Sano and Byron Buxton also had big days at the plate in a 17-5 rout of the Rangers on Saturday at Target Field."

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"As Hardball Talk's Aaron Gleeman noted, the power numbers belie what was an otherwise poor offensive campaign from Hunter: Of course, the numbers don't illustrate his full impact on the team, particularly on the Twins' young outfielders, 26-year-old Aaron Hicks and 21-year-old Byron Buxton."

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"com's Top 100 Prospects list, headlined by Number 1 overall prospect Byron Buxton."

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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Twins series preview

Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images The Cubs visit Minnesota for a three-game set. The Cubs come off an excellent 5-1 homestand and play six road games before this year’s All-Star break next week. To give you an idea of how much this team has changed so quickly, the Cubs’ starting pitchers the last time they visited Target Field two years ago were Drew Smyly, Hayden Wesneski and Marcus ...2025
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• Can the Cincinnati Reds trade for Byron Buxton? ESPN says yes
ESPN looked at potential trade deadline deals and one of them has the Minnesota Twins trading Byron Buxton to the Cincinnati Reds. The post Can the Cincinnati Reds trade for Byron Buxton? ESPN says yes appeared first on Redleg Nation....2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 8, 2025

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Home runs are neat! The Royals finally got the offense clicking, writes Jaylon Thompson. It’s the first time that Witt, Pasquantino and Perez homered in the same game, and it propelled the Royals to a 9-3 victory over the Pirates. “That’s who our team is and that’s who we are,” Witt said of multiple players contributing to the win. “And so it’s just everyo...2025
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• Rays Trade Target: Byron Buxton
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• Today in White Sox History: July 4

On this day 86 years ago, Eric McNair capped the greatest three-game, two-day run in White Sox history. | Chicago Tribune The greatest two-day hitting run in team history keys three wins 1911 Ty Cobb brought a 40-game hit streak into a game facing Ed Walsh, and the White Sox sace shut him down at 0-for-4 in a 7-3 win over the Tigers. Walsh earned his 14th win and chiseled his ERA down to 0...2025
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• AL Week 12 Strategy-June 15, 2025
In The Field 3B Isaac Paredes left Thursday's game early with a left hamstring injury. Paredes is hitting .255 with 15 HR, 37 R, 42 RBI, and 0 SB. 3B Jazz Chisholm Jr. was not in the Yankees lineup on Thursday due to left groin tightness. He was back in the lineup on Saturday. Chisholm Jr. is hitting .214 with 9 HR, 21 R, 25 RBI, and 10 SB. He is hitting the ball hard (15% Barrels) but has struc...2025
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• AL Week 10 Strategy-May 31, 2025
In The Field OF Evan Carter (quad) ran sprints on Wednesday and started a rehab assignment on Friday with Triple-A Round Rock. He has been out for two weeks with the injury. OF Alejandra Osuna and OF Sam Haggerty have been playing in the outfield in his absence. Carter hit .182 with 1 HR, 5 R, 3 RBI, and 3 SB in 37 PA before getting injured. 3B Yoan Moncada left Wednesday's game early with right...2025
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• Byron Buxton Hits for the Cycle - July 13, 2025
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• Brewers dominate Twins in 9-0 victory

Brewers designated hitter Christian Yelich | Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images Another overwhelming offensive performance backs up Quintana’s terrific start Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers shutout the Twins en route to a 9-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon. The win secured a series victory as the Brewers outhit Minnesota 11-4, another total offensive performance. Sal Frelick ...2025
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• Jacob Misiorowski carries perfect game into seventh inning and Christian Yelich has career-high eight RBI in Brewers’ rout of Twins

Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images Jacob Misiorowski began his MLB career with 11 no-hit innings in a row—along with six perfect innings tonight—while Christian Yelich added a career-high eight-RBI After an extra two days of rest, it was finally time for Jacob Misiorowski’s second start. He had a tough act to follow with his five-plus innings of no-hit baseball in his first start. He did not disap...2025
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• Braves News: Ronald Acuna chomping at the bit, bullpen collapse, more

Photo by Cole Carter/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday While the Braves suffered a horrid loss Saturday, they have two superstars who look like they could return this week. Ronald Acuna is only four games into his rehab assignment, but after hitting a homer in the FCL, he’s now gone 3-6 with 6 walks and a homer in 3 triple-A games, along with some ha...2025
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• AL Week 8 Strategy-May 17, 2025
In The Field C Alejandro Kirk missed Tuesday's game after getting hit on the head with a backswing on Sunday, but he was in the rest of the week. OF Yordan Alvarez (hand) is still day-to-day with his hand injury. He was able to hit in the cage on Thursday but did not play against the Rangers. He was expected back this weekend but did not return on Saturday. His return is expected soon. OF Byron ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 16, 2025

Cam Devanney, mentioned in the blogs below | Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images The Royals have 4 wins over the last 4 Thursdays so we, here at Friday Rumblings, are doing our part At The Star, Jaylon Thompson writes about Maikel Garcia’s new stance: While Garcia has seen the biggest growth with the toe tap, the Royals also have other players utilizing it from time to time. Infielder Jonatha...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Minnesota Twins

Ken Blaze-Imagn Images Brewers take on Twins, Milwaukee’s interleague rivals and winners of 11 straight The Milwaukee Brewers, fresh off a 2-4 road trip that mercifully ended with a solid win Wednesday afternoon in Cleveland, are set to take on the Minnesota Twins in a battle of interleague rivals. The Crew lost two of three to both the Rays and Guardians, salvaging the series finale in ea...2025
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• Brewers hold on for tense 9-8 victory to sweep Twins

Brad Rempel-Imagn Images Offense keeps rolling early, Megill closes the door Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers’ offense continued rolling early today, and by the fifth inning of today’s game, they had a 9-3 lead and looked on their way to an easy, dominant sweep of the Minnesota Twins. But starter Quinn Priester and the Brewer bullpen didn’t have their best stuff today and Minnesota had no d...2025
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• Jacob Misiorowski carries perfect game into seventh inning and Christian Yelich has career-high eight RBI in Brewers’ rout of Twins
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• Twins’ Carlos Correa, Byron Buxton placed in concussion protocol after scary collision

There was a scary moment during Thursday's game between the Twins and the Orioles....2025
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• The Bastards Are Grinding Me Down

Chris Getz, the architect of this mess. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images I hate to admit it, but I must Nothing tickles me more than a good turn of phrase, as a former literature major and chronic over-writer. Metaphors and aphorisms abound in my brain, and I have trouble resisting all but the worst puns a conversation might generate. One of my favorite such turns of phrase goes Illegitimi N...2025
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• Opportunity knocks, but the White Sox don’t answer in yet another defeat

Sox killer Byron Buxton does it again. | David Berding/Getty Images It’s become an all-too-familiar script as Chicago loses 6-3 to Minnesota The White Sox let yet another game slip away as they continued their early-season struggles with a 6–3 loss to the Minnesota Twins, dropping to an abysmal 5–19 on the year. Despite holding a brief mid-game lead, the South Siders couldn’t hold down t...2025
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• Braves vs. Twins series recap: Oh, how sweep it is

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves are on an actual winning streak for the first time all season. It’s been a long time coming, folks. To paraphrase a wise fictional man, three wins in a row “is called a winning streak. It has happened before.” Now, it’s finally happened for the Atlanta Braves, who have returned home and swept the Minnesota Twins out of town...2025
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• Torii Hunter Retires: Latest Comments and Reaction
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• Twins unleash 17-run barrage to top Rangers
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• Buxton's walk-off homer lifts Twins over Toronto
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• Twins rout Tigers, increase Wild Card lead
The Twins boosted their chance at making the postseason for the first time since 2010 with a 12-1 win over the Tigers, powered by a three-hit game from Joe Mauer and a two-run single from Byron Buxton to snap a three-game losing streak on Thursday night at Comerica Park....2017
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• Zimmermann, 'pen struggle in loss to Twins
The Twins boosted their chance at making the postseason for the first time since 2010 with a 12-1 win over the Tigers, powered by a three-hit game from Joe Mauer and a two-run single from Byron Buxton to snap a three-game losing streak on Thursday night at Comerica Park....2017
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• Gibson guides Twins to victory over Tigers
Kyle Gibson continued his impressive run by throwing seven strong innings, Byron Buxton went 3-for-4 and Max Kepler and Brian Dozier both homered to lift the Twins to a 7-3 win over the Tigers on Friday night at Comerica Park....2017
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• Castellanos homers, but Tigers fall to Twins
Kyle Gibson continued his impressive run by throwing seven strong innings, Byron Buxton went 3-for-4 and Max Kepler and Brian Dozier both homered to lift the Twins to a 7-3 win over the Tigers on Friday night at Comerica Park....2017
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• Twins to promote top prospect Buxton
Byron Buxton, the No. 1 overall prospect according to MLBPipeline.com, will have his contract purchased by the Twins from Double-A Chattanooga before Sunday's game against the Rangers. The Twins will announce a corresponding roster move on Sunday....2015

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• Buxton's Time to Shine-July 3, 2025
Byron Buxton-Twins-OF Byron Buxton was 0-4 with 2 K against the Marlins. Buxton is coming off an excellent June (.310 AVG with 9 HR, 17 R, 21 RBI, and 6 SB). On the year, he is hitting .272 with 19 HR, 54 R, 51 RBI, and 15 SB. Buxton is currently the 16th-ranked roto player in terms of roto auction dollars earned. It has helped that he has stayed healthy, but he has also produced value across th...2025
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• Fantasy baseball: It’s time to sell high on Jacob deGrom, Byron Buxton

Timing is everything in fantasy baseball, especially when it comes to making trades....2025
• Byron Buxton finally living up to his fantasy baseball potential should no longer be ignored

Now imagine this park was in a place called Buxton, Minn. (not a real place), and you’ve been trying to go every year since 2015. Every time you go, it’s closed for maintenance. Eventually, your desire to visit dissipates, since it always ends in disappointment....2025
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• AL Week 6 Strategy-May 3, 2025
In The Field 1B Triston Casas was removed from Friday's game with a knee injury. After the game, manager Alex Cora described the injury as significant. Testing revealed a ruptured patellar tendon, which means his season is likely over. The Red Sox are likely to give 1B Romy Gonzalez most of the at-bats at 1B while Casas is out. The Red Sox are going to have a lot of important roster decisions c...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 7, 2025
Roki Sasaki, SP, Dodgers Roki Sasaki signed with the Dodgers out of Japan this offseason, and he's ready to make his mark in the major leagues. He is only 23 years old but has been a superstar in Japan for several years. His most notable achievement was throwing a perfect game in 2022. He did deal with some injuries and regression in 2024, but he posted his career worst ERA of just 2.35, which sho...2025
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• AL Week 21 Strategy-August 10, 2024
In The Field SS Carlos Correa (heel) is still not running at full speed and is unlikely to be with the Twins during their current season with the Guardians. Once he starts a rehab assignment we will have a more clear understanding of when he will return. Correa is hitting .308 with 13 HR, 51 R, 47 RBI, and 0 SB. OF Tyler O'Neill was placed on the 10-day IL on Wednesday due to an infection on hi...2024
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• Twins hold Buxton (hand) out of lineup vs. Cubs
The Twins held All-Star centerfielder Byron Buxton out of the starting lineup on Thursday against the Cubs due to a bruised left hand that is not expected keep him out of action for long....2025
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• Saved from getting swept: Rays 7, Twins 5 (F/10)

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Rays capitalized on the extra inning to avoid the sweep in Minnesota The Rays and Twins face off one last time in the finale of this weekend’s three-game series. Drew Rasmussen takes the mound against Twins starter Joe Ryan. Sunday Squad pic.twitter.com/FgLXEtKWVx— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) July 6, 2025 The Twins struck early after Byron Buxto...2025
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• Series Preview: Rays vs Twins

eighty-seven games down, seventy-five to go. After a prolonged stretch as the best team in baseball, the Tampa Bay Rays have suddenly dropped back-to-back series to teams with records below .500. The Rays will hope to right the ship as they get back on the road and travel up to Minnesota where they’ll take on the Twins in a three game series. The Twins have endured an up-and-down 2025 season thus ...2025
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2339: The Big Thumper

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Richard Lovelady’s qualified embrace of the nickname “Dicky,” the return of players named “Otto” to the major leagues, Denzel Clarke’s increasingly extreme offense-defense divide, Cal Raleigh’s records (and MVP) pursuit, Bryan Woo as Seattle’s starting stalwart, the underrated Eugenio Suárez, Byron BuxtonR...2025
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• Matt Olson will replace Ronald Acuña Jr. in the Home Run Derby
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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• Biggest needs heading into Christmas for each American League team

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Several teams still have some long shopping lists. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! December is a time full of giving and receiving gifts to celebrate the holidays. Now that the winter meetings have passed, only a few days remain before Christmas and turning the page to 2025. Each team has question marks worth answering, some with presents und...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Bench ‘em
Richard Lautens/Toronto Star via Getty Images A new practice of benching bad behavior is picking up steam. “Benching” baseball players isn’t a new practice, but it seems to be gaining popularity this season, as we’re seeing managers bench their players for a number of largely behavioral reasons. No hustle on the basepaths? Get benched. Boneheaded lack of attention paid during the game? Get...2023
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• Outside The Confines: Big bucks for a Buc
Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Bryan Reynolds is staying in Pittsburgh. A look at some early trends this season. A look ahead to the draft. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. Let’s win again today. After months of speculation, the Pirates and outfielder Bryan Reynolds have agreed on an eight-year, $106.75 million extension. There is no opt-out, which had reportedly be...2023
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• Overreacting to Opening Day 2023
Photo by LG Patterson/MLB Photos via Getty Images That didn’t go great Baseball is back! And now that we are through the euphoria of the first meaningful baseball games of 2023 it’s time to react completely rationally and reasonably to the results thereof. Since many of you think I’m a robot, who is better positioned to do this? The pitch clock is amazing In our first regular season game ...2023
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• Getting Ahead In Head To Head In Week 5; Can The A’s Lose 9 Games In A Week?
The new Dr. Strange movie introduces us to the idea of being able to explore other universes, or multi-verse. I sure wish I could take that idea and incorporate it into the ever changing paradigm of baseball. For starters, there has to be a world where the use of performance enhancing drugs are actually healthy for us to use. Like if you could eat a can of spinach and get stronger. That would ...2022
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• MLB rumors: Sixth year sticking point for Braves, Freddie Freeman; Twins hesitant to deal Byron Buxton
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• Fantasy owners shouldn’t ignore Byron Buxton’s red flags

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me five times, well, then I must be the Byron Buxton owner in your league. Though the average fantasy baseball player spends draft season debating strategies like taking hitting or pitching early, I emerged from my Buxtonian support group teetering on the......2021