In a shocking display of raw power and disregard for the sanctity of stitched leather, Byron Buxton was officially charged with the murder of a baseball Wednesday evening after sending a slider into orbit.

With two men on and a 2-2 count, Buxton was offered a 90-mph slider by Texas Rangers starter Jack Leiter on the outside edge of the plate. Buxton turned on it and launched the ball deep over the left-centerfield wall. Broadcast cameras lost track of it as it landed in the stands high above the outfield bullpen.

Buxton showcased his remarkable skills: first with a diving catch to save a run and then hitting the longest home run of his career.

Byron Buxton hit the second-longest home run in the majors this season, a 479-foot, three-run shot for the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night in a 6-2 victory over the Texas Rangers.

Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton launched a 479-foot homer at Target Field on Wednesday night against the Texas Rangers. It's one of the longest home runs of the 2025 MLB season, and it's one that left the Twins television broadcast in stitches over just how dominant it really was.

Buxton's blast eclipsed a headline-grabbing, 469-foot bomb from New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge on Tuesday. And it turned a 2-0 Twins deficit into a 3-2 Twins lead that they wouldn't relinquish.

Rocco Baldelli had no shortage of words when he described just how incredible Byron Buxton's night was in the Twins' win over the Rangers.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with Byron Buxton’s amazing third inning. La Velle E. Neal III joins Rand for their weekly debate segment.