Twins All-Star Byron Buxton recalls how an early MLB experience against a top-flight starting pitcher helped humble him

Byron Buxton of the Minnesota Twins has concerns about ABS making baseball "more complicated" after a challenge system debuted at the MLB All-Star game.

Pretty much every kid who swung a bat in the state of Georgia in the 1990s idolized Chipper Jones. The switch-hitting, smooth-fielding, do-it-all MVP of the dynasty-era Atlanta Braves inspired a generation of young ballplayers.

Buxton collected hits in the first, second and third innings against the Pirates before going yard in the seventh

Buxton, finally healthy last winter, coached his son's 11U team and rediscovered his love for baseball. Now he's an All-Star again.

Even before he took the mound for the American League All-Stars on Tuesday night, Joe Ryan had already experienced success here. So said Ryan’s fellow Twin and All-Star, Byron Buxton. “Joe was an awesome baby-sitter — even the kids said so,

Byron Buxton has known Tommy Watkins since Buxton first became a professional baseball player. At Monday night's Home Run Derby in Atlanta, the Minnesota Twins pair brings that connection to a national stage. Watkins is pitching to Buxton in the derby.

Buxton is 31, owed around $45 million from 2026-28 for a team that counts pennies, and has dealt with wrist, thumb, groin, head, toe, shoulder, hip, hand, and knee injuries, just to name a few, which too often have hindered one of the most-hyped prospects ever in an 11-year career.