It was the franchise’s longest winning streak in 34 years, and the longest in all of MLB since 2022. Minnesota had one of baseball’s best staff of relief pitchers and an All-Star outfielder in Byron Buxton.

The MLB Trade Deadline has come and gone, with several last-minute moves taking place that shook up races across the league. While there wasn’t a world-shattering trade like Paul Skenes being moved or a well-known player being moved for a haul of prospects,