Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton (25) celebrates his triple with third base coach coach Tommy Watkins (40) against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second inning at Target Field. Brad Rempel-Imagn Images

Twins' Byron Buxton hits for cycle on his own bobblehead day

By Adam Gretz | Last updated Jul 12, 2025 4:58 PM ET

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.

With a 427-foot home run to center field in the bottom of the seventh inning, Buxton completed his first career cycle.

It's the Twins' first cycle since 2019 and the first one to ever be hit at Target Field. It also happened on Buxton's bobblehead day.

Here is a look at the home run to complete it.

BYRON BUXTON HOMERS TO COMPLETE THE CYCLE

ON HIS BOBBLEHEAD DAY pic.twitter.com/fCbjgzRUzd
— MLB (@MLB) July 12, 2025

Buxton was 5-for-5 at that point with a double, triple and two singles before being removed from the game in the eighth inning.

He recorded the double in the bottom of the third inning, tripled in the bottom of the second inning and had singles in the bottom of the first and fifth innings.

His home run was his 21st of the season, while the triple was his fourth.

When he has been healthy in his career, Buxton has been one of the league's most exciting players and one of the best players on the Twins roster. Unfortunately for both him and the Twins, injuries have slowed him down at times and limited his production and availability.

He's had an incredible first half for the Twins this season, and it was enough to earn him the second All-Star Game appearance of his career. This performance on Saturday is a great way to cap off that first half.

Adam Gretz

Adam Gretz is a freelance writer based in Pittsburgh. He covers the NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA. Baseball is his favorite sport -- he is nearly halfway through his goal of seeing a game in every MLB ballpark. Catch him on Twitter @AGretz

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