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    BUCK STARTS HERE

    Sep 06, 2022 5 minutes
    By KYLE GLASERW

    When Byron Buxton walked into the visitor’s clubhouse in Texas on the morning of July 10, he was wholly unaware of the life-changing news he was about to receive.

    Twins manager Rocco Baldelli called a team meeting shortly before his club’s game against the Rangers. He had two bottles of Champagne, one for each Twins player he was about to announce was headed to the 2022 All-Star Game in Los Angeles.

    One bottle went to Luis Arraez, the 5-foot-10 Venezuelan first baseman/second baseman leading the league in hitting. The second went to Buxton.

    It took a moment for the Twins center fielder to digest the news. After so many injuries and so many setbacks, the 28-year-old Buxton had put thoughts of becoming an all-star far from his mind.

    Now, 10 years after being drafted and eight years after being named the No. 1 prospect in

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