Bryon Buxton completes his cycle with a home run and Willi Castro follows it up with a solo homer in the bottom of the 7th inning

The Minnesota Twins have kept All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton out of Thursday's starting lineup due to a bruised left hand.

Minnesota Twins star Byron Buxton, a Georgia native, will partake in the 2025 Home Run Derby. Major League Baseball made the announcement on Monday, a week before the Derby is slated to be held at Truist Park, the regular-season home of the Atlanta Braves.

Early signs were encouraging Thursday morning for Byron Buxton, a day after he left Wednesday’s 4-2 victory over the Cubs with a left hand contusion. Less than a week before he is scheduled to make his second MLB All-Star Game appearance,

There is only one spot left open in the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby after Brent Rooker of the Athletics became the seventh player to confirm his participation in the event.

You won't be seeing these stars made available via trade this year -- but what would it take to land them if they were?

Byron Buxton was held out of Thursday afternoon’s game against the Cubs, a day after he suffered a left hand contusion when he was hit by a pitch. The club remains hopeful that Buxton will not miss an extended period of time,

But the Phillies are well positioned if the Twins decide to trade Byron Buxton, writes ESPN. The trade proposal would send Andrew Painter, a top-25 prospect in all of baseball as a right-handed pitcher, and Justin Crawford, an outfielder and the son of Tampa Bay great Carl Crawford.