After finishing up a practice session with superstar center fielder Byron Buxton, a reporter approached Watkins to talk about the upcoming Home Run Derby. He agreed to answer a few questions while trying his best not to draw any attention to himself.

Kyson and Malachi Witherspoon, born 14 minutes apart – with Kyson arriving first – are about to become professional baseball pitchers, selected in the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft. Kyson, a Golden Spikes award finalist, is projected to be one of the first 10 picks with Malachi picked in the first two rounds.

Virtually every contender is looking for relief help come the deadline each season, and the 2025 campaign figures to be no exception to that.

The Reds have shown "strong" interest in Minnesota Twins pitchers Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale. Duran has been fantastic this season for Minnesota. The 27-year-old has a 1.49 ERA and 47 strikeouts over 42 1/3 innings this season. He has 15 saves.

Minnesota Twins closer Jhoan Durán is reportedly drawing interest from several teams as the trade deadline approaches.

Shortstop Carlos Correa is in his eleventh year in MLB and his fourth season with the Minnesota Twins. Correa was the first overall pick in the 2012 MLB Draft by the Houston Astros and made his major-league debut in 2015.

Byron Buxton is too valuable—on the field and off—for the Twins to trade. No offer, short of absurd, should pry him away.

MLB’s Collective Bargaining Agreement includes various means to incentivize prospect promotion, compensate teams for losing star free agents (while penalizing the teams acquiring the players), and balance the lower revenue teams through more draft picks and draft bonus pool space.

The Tigers are monitoring Twins relievers Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax as they explore bullpen upgrades ahead of the MLB trade deadline.