Through his age-29 season, Judge had the aforementioned 158 home runs, 571 hits, 93 doubles, 366 RBI, 402 runs and a career .276/.386/.554 line, good for a 150 OPS+. That is not a Hall of Fame track.

Buxton did more than something good. He became the first player to hit for the cycle at Target Field since the ballpark opened in 2010, helping ignite the Twins to a 12-4 win over the Pirates. It ...