Buxton robs Cruz with leaping grab at wall

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MINNEAPOLIS — Highlight-reel catches have become a common occurrence for Twins rookie center fielder Byron Buxton, but he made one of his best catches of the season to rob Seattle’s Nelson Cruz of a potential three-run homer in the third inning on Friday night.

Cruz crushed a 2-2 fastball from right-hander Kyle Gibson to dead center, but Buxton raced back to the wall and made a leaping grab to end the inning. Gibson watched with awe from the mound …

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