After finishing up a practice session with superstar center fielder Byron Buxton, a reporter approached Watkins to talk about the upcoming Home Run Derby. He agreed to answer a few questions while trying his best not to draw any attention to himself.

Buxton, who will participate in next week’s Home Run Derby in Atlanta, crushed a 427-foot solo homer off Pirates reliever Andrew Heaney with two outs in the seventh to complete the cycle.

The fans who came for the Byron Buxton bobblehead also were treated to the first cycle in Target Field history.

Buxton was born and raised in Baxley, Ga., which is located in the southeastern portion of the state. Baxley is about 3.5 hours south of Atlanta, located more in rural Georgia, and is actually closer to Florida, sitting just over two hours away from Jacksonville.

Byron Buxton is set to participate in the Home Run Derby on Monday and the Minnesota Twins star has good odds.

Bryon Buxton completes his cycle with a home run and Willi Castro follows it up with a solo homer in the bottom of the 7th inning

The Minnesota Twins held All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton out of the starting lineup on Thursday because of a bruised left hand that is not expected to affect his availability for long.