Byron Buxton

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: December 18, 1993 in Baxley, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (2nd) of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Appling County HS (Baxley, GA).

High School: Appling County HS (Baxley, GA)

Debut: June 14, 2015 (Age 21-178d, 18,528th in MLB history)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2015 season

2021 Contract Status: 2nd-Year Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2021): 4.160 • Arb Eligible: 2020 • Free Agent: 2023

Agents: Jet Sports Management

Full Name: Byron Keiron Buxton

Nicknames: Buck

Twitter: @OfficialBuck103

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SUMMARY

2020

Career

WAR

1.9

11.7

AB

130

1380

H

329

HR

BA

.254

.238

R

204

RBI

172

SB

OBP

.267

.289

SLG

.577

.430

OPS

.844

.719

OPS+

124

11/1 Twins owner Jim Pohlad said recently that the revenue losses due to the pandemic in 2020 won’t be the impetus for payroll decision-making in 2021, per Phil Miller of the Star Tribune (via Twitter).
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Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2012	18	MIN-min	Rk	48	189	165	33	41	10	4	5	20	11	3	19	41	.248	.344	.448	.792		74	0	5	0	0	0		TWN,ELZ · GULF,APPY
2013	19	MIN-min	A,A+	125	574	488	109	163	19	18	12	77	55	19	76	105	.334	.424	.520	.944		254	5	3	3	4	3		CDR,FTM · MIDW,FLOR
2014	20	MIN-min	A+,AA	31	137	124	19	29	4	2	4	16	6	2	10	36	.234	.307	.395	.702		49	0	3	0	0	0		FTM,NBR · FLOR,EL
2015	21	MIN-min	AA,AAA	72	327	292	55	89	10	13	7	45	22	3	30	63	.305	.367	.500	.867		146	2	1	0	4	0		CNG,ROC · SOUL,IL
2015	21	MIN	AL	46	138	129	16	27	7	1	2	6	2	2	6	44	.209	.250	.326	.576	57	42	1	1	2	0	0	8/H
2016	22	MIN-min	AAA	49	209	190	41	58	11	3	11	24	7	0	14	58	.305	.359	.568	.927		108	2	3	0	2	1		ROC · IL
2016	22	MIN	AL	92	331	298	44	67	19	6	10	38	10	2	23	118	.225	.284	.430	.714	90	128	2	3	4	3	0	8/H
2017	23	MIN-min	AAA	3	13	12	3	5	0	0	2	3	0	0	1	3	.417	.462	.917	1.378		11	0	0	0	0	0		ROC · IL
2017	23	MIN	AL	140	511	462	69	117	14	6	16	51	29	1	38	150	.253	.314	.413	.728	93	191	1	4	5	2	2	*8/HD	MVP-18,GG
2018	24	MIN-min	AAA,A+	36	152	140	22	37	11	1	4	14	4	1	9	42	.264	.322	.443	.765		62	0	3	0	0	0		ROC,FTM · IL,FLOR
2018	24	MIN	AL	28	94	90	8	14	4	0	0	4	5	0	3	28	.156	.183	.200	.383	5	18	1	0	1	0	0	8/HD
2019	25	MIN-min	A	1	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.500	.667	1.000	1.667		2	0	0	0	0	0		CDR · MIDW
2019	25	MIN	AL	87	295	271	48	71	30	4	10	46	14	3	19	68	.262	.314	.513	.827	115	139	3	2	2	1	1	8/HD
2020	26	MIN	AL	39	135	130	19	33	3	0	13	27	2	1	2	36	.254	.267	.577	.844	124	75	2	1	0	2	0	8
6 Yrs				432	1504	1380	204	329	77	17	51	172	62	9	91	444	.238	.289	.430	.719	91	593	10	11	14	8	3
162 Game Avg.				162	564	518	77	123	29	6	19	65	23	3	34	167	.238	.289	.430	.719	91	222	4	4	5	3	1

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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