You’ve heard of the Bomba Squad, but Byron Buxton and the Minnesota Twins dubbed Target Field the “Land of 10,000 Rakes” during Sunday’s 8-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
It started when Buxton demolished a Brady Singer fastball and sent it 453 feet to give the Twins a 4-0 lead. The home run carried an exit velocity of 112.9 mph off the bat, but the real highlight commenced when Buxton returned to the dugout and put on a fishing jacket with “LAND OF 10,000 RAKES” written on the back.
Welcome to the Land of 10,000 Rakes. 🎣#MNTwins pic.twitter.com/8vdg0fcpIo
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) April 30, 2023
After Pablo LĂłpez handed Buxton a fishing pole to complete the celebration, Buxton posed for the camera before the Twins scored seven runs in the bottom of the third inning to break the game open.
.@OfficialBuck103 breaks out the newest HR celebration for the @Twins. pic.twitter.com/BrDUkHOfKg
— MLB (@MLB) April 30, 2023
The homer was Buxton’s fourth in the past five games and helped the Twins take three-of-four games from the Royals over the weekend.
The Twins improved to 17-12 on the season and will hit the road to open a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. Joe Ryan (5-0, 2.81 ERA) is scheduled to make the start against Michael Kopech (0-3, 7.01 ERA) of the White Sox.
