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Minnesota Twins outfielder and Georgia native Byron Buxton was announced as the fourth participant in the Home Run Derby on Monday. The derby will take place next Monday, the night before the All-Star Game,
Cruz, 26, will join Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero, Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton, Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood, Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh and Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. as the latest participants in the annual slugging contest.
Minnesota Twins slugger Byron Buxton to compete in 2025 Home Run Derby in home state Georgia before playing in annual 2025 MLB All-Star Game.
When the Twins selected Byron Buxton with the second overall pick in the 2012 MLB Draft, they envisioned a game-changing athlete: a lightning-fast center fielder who could wreak havoc on the basepaths, chase down fly balls few others could, and slap line drives from foul line to foul line. Power was more of a footnote in the scouting report.
Buxton announced his plans to compete in next Monday’s Home Run Derby on his Instagram account a day after he was named the Twins’ lone representative in the All-Star Game. It will be his second Midsummer Classic but the first time he’s participated in the derby.
T wins center fielder Byron Buxton, named an All-Star on Sunday, will also participate in the 2025 Home Run Derby during All-Star week in Atlanta, the team announced on Monday. It'll be the first time he's competed in the event.
Also competing are Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr., Minnesota’s Byron Buxton, Seattle’s Cal Raleigh and Washington’s James Wood.
Which brings us to today’s quiz. Buxton is just the eighth Twin to participate in the Derby and will look to become the second to win it. With that being said, how many of the Home Run Derby winners can you name in six minutes?
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Hosted on MSNJunior Caminero named 2025 All-Star, elects to join Home Run DerbyRays 22-year old star third baseman Junior Caminero has been selected as an injury replacement for the 2025 All-Star Game, filling in for Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman. In doing so, Caminero has also accepted an invitation to participate in the 2025 Home Run Derby.