Born: (1993-12-18) December 18, 1993 (age 30) Baxley, Georgia, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 14, 2015, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics (through June 23, 2024)
Batting average
.240
Home runs
120
Runs batted in
322
Stolen bases
91
Teams
Minnesota Twins (2015–present)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (2022)
Gold Glove Award (2017)
Platinum Glove Award (2017)
Byron Keiron Buxton (born December 18, 1993) is an American professional baseball center fielder and designated hitter for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was the second highest-rated prospect in baseball according to MLB.com and Baseball Prospectus in 2015.
Buxton attended Appling County High School in Baxley, Georgia. He was considered by some baseball analysts to be the most talented player available in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, and was selected as the second overall pick. He won Baseball America's Minor League Player of the Year Award in 2013. Buxton made his MLB debut in 2015 and he won the Gold Glove Award in 2017.
Byron Keiron Buxton (born December 18, 1993) is an American professional baseball center fielder and designated hitter for the Minnesota Twins of Major...
and was the fourth-highest salary in the AL. He joined center fielder ByronBuxton on the Twins, making them the third pair of players picked first and...
Minnesota Twins' ByronBuxton, who led with 24 Defensive Runs Saved, with Kiermaier having played in more than 300 fewer innings than did Buxton. Offensively...
fielder ByronBuxton caught the ball, making Pollock the first out, while both Moncada and Engel attempted to advance without tagging up. Buxton threw the...
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the AL Central. Following Brian Dozier's 34 home runs, Miguel Sanó, ByronBuxton, and Eddie Rosario all had breakout years, while Joe Mauer hit .305....
criticized the Twins organization for the way it handled its top prospect ByronBuxton during his time as a manager in the minors. Mientkiewicz made his coaching...
his own coaches when taking over for Bobby Bowden. Carter's cousin, ByronBuxton, is a professional baseball player. He was the second overall pick in...
Twins selected Refsnyder to the active roster. With center fielders ByronBuxton and Jake Cave injured, the Twins had Refsnyder serve as the backup center...
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Baseman Alex Kirilloff". si.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023. "Twins DH ByronBuxton has knee surgery; Alex Kirilloff set for shoulder surgery". startribune...
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Retrieved November 8, 2017. USA Today Sports (November 10, 2017). "ByronBuxton named Major League Baseball's defensive player of the year". USA Today...
outfield duties with Torii Hunter, Aaron Hicks, and fellow prospect ByronBuxton. Despite being called up a month into the season, Rosario led all of...
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