Buxton, who walked in his first plate appearance of the night, would add a double and a single, falling just a triple shy of the cycle. He ended the bottom of the eighth in the on-deck circle before getting a chance for the rare feat.

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.

Can Byron Buxton hit a home run that even he can’t catch? Buxton made a case for both sides Wednesday, ranging more than 100 feet to make a top-speed diving catch of a certain double by Marcus Semien,