Twins' Byron Buxton mashes home run to complete cycle on his bobblehead day

Saturday afternoon at Target Field was Byron Buxton bobblehead day but Minnesota Twins fans were treated to another Buxton gift The All-Star outfielder hit for the cycle against the Pittsburgh Pirates and did it in grand fashion Buxton started it off with a single in the bottom of the first as the Twins' leadoff hitter During a six-run second inning for Minnesota he tripled Once you get a triple that early you're on cycle watch CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Buxton then hit a ground-rule double in the third inning putting the pressure on for the rest of the challenge In the fifth Buxton got his fourth hit of the tournament but it was a single In the seventh he went to the plate for the fifth and possibly final time He swiftly fell into an - hole but it didn't matter Buxton swung at an -mph emerging ball that clipped the lower part of the zone and he got all of it The ball traveled feet into dead center leaving his bat at mph and the crowd erupted It was the first cycle ever hit at Target Field which opened in and the first cycle by a Twin since when Jorge Polanco accomplished the feat BREWERS FLAMETHROWING PROSPECT NAMED ALL-STAR AFTER JUST FIVE MLB GAMES IN HIGHLY DEBATED MOVEThe last Twin to hit for the cycle at home was Michael Cuddyer in which was the final season of the Metrodome Buxton is at last showing what he can do on the field becuase he's has been healthy for the majority of the season He's played in over games just twice since but he has played in of a attainable games this season He was named an All-Star for the second time in his career also making it in when he mashed homers in games But injuries derailed the rest of his season In he played in just games but accumulated a WAR by slashing with homers and RBIs Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter