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Byron Buxton Hits for Cycle on His Day; Twins Dominate Pirates
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The Minnesota Twins entered Saturday as winners in six of their last nine games , signaling a possible turnaround after June finished as one of the worst months in franchise history.
Joe Ryan and the Twins bullpen outdueled Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers and their phenom youngster, Paul Skenes , 2-1 on Friday night, Minnesota's bats were primed for a coming out party today, on a beautiful afternoon for baseball at Target Field.
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And what a celebration it was. The MN Twins jumped on Pirates pitchers early and often Saturday, putting up a total of 12 runs on 14 hits (4 HR) and 5 walks. But the life of today's weekend party was Byron Buxton .
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Not only did the 31-year-old All-Star go 5-for-5, but he hit for the first cycle in Target Field history, and just the 12th Twins cycle ever, capping it off with a Home Run Derby style bomb in the 7th inning that officially put him in the record books.
Byron Buxton is 5-for-5 today and just hit a HR to complete the 12th cycle in Twins history.
Healthy Buck is a freak of nature. pic.twitter.com/lD1RvKsY4h— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) July 12, 2025
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Byron Buxton's final statline Saturday included 5 hits, 2 RBI and 3 runs — (2) singles, (1) double, (1) triple, (1) home run. He now holds the third highest OPS (.921) in Major League Baseball, behind only Cal Rawley and Aaron Judge .
If there is one thing we have learned from the first half of the 2025 MLB season, it's that a healthy Byron Buxton is one of the top ten players in all of baseball. All this just two days removed from Buck taking a 95 MPH fastball off the hand.
And to make today's performance even better, today was Buxton bobblehead day for the first 10,000 fans at Target Field. I don't think any of the collectors or fans who waited in line pregame have any complaints about how the day unfolded.
Buxton bobblehead secured. #GoTwins pic.twitter.com/SSUhnhMHol
— Kamie Roesler (@KamieRoeslerTC) July 12, 2025
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