Overview

• Buxton became the first player to hit for the cycle at Target Field since it opened in 2010 and the first Twin to do so since 2019
• He completed the cycle with a 427-foot solo homer off Pirates reliever Andrew Heaney in the seventh inning
• Buxton finished 5-for-5 with two RBIs and scored three runs to fuel Minnesota’s 12-4 victory over Pittsburgh
• Fans gave him a standing-ovation curtain call when he was replaced in center field after the seventh inning
• The feat underscores Buxton’s midseason surge and builds momentum ahead of his Home Run Derby appearance