Byron Buxton has given a lot of thought lately to the concept of “home.” He probably used no word more often than that one during his hourlong question-and-answer session Monday, ahead of his appearance in the Home Run Derby and the All-Star Game,

As superstar center fielder Byron Buxton prepares for a homecoming this week with the Home Run Derby and the All-Star Game taking place at Truist Park in Atlanta, it’s fitting that injury scare last week briefly threatened his ability to compete.

Launching bombs in the Home Run Derby Monday night in Atlanta almost was good as it gets for Byron Buxton. The 31-year-old Twins All-Star was able to make his 1

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.