An injury of his own, a shoulder impingement, cost him a month of the season, and since returning healthy, he has been back and forth between the majors and the minors.
Minnesota has won five of seven and, in addition to beating the Sky, the Lynx crushed Las Vegas 102-71 on Sunday. Each foe had the WNBA’s best record entering the game.
July 06, 2022 05:16 PM
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By Mike Cook / Special to the St. Paul Pioneer Press
The outfielder hit a pair of home runs in the Twins’ 8-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Guaranteed Rate Field, two of five home runs for the team on the night.
CHICAGO — First he flipped his bat. And then, Byron Buxton turned toward the Twins’ dugout after hitting a two-run home run that put the Twins ahead on Monday night, balled up his fist and pumped his arm up and down three times. As he neared first base, he made two more little pumps.
The show must go on, and a job is a job. But when gun violence hits so close to home, it’s impossible to focus on the game below, no matter the stakes.
