Byron Buxton

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Team: Minnesota Twins (majors)

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.

High School: Appling County HS (Baxley, GA)

Debut: June 14, 2015 (Age 21-178d, 18,520th in MLB history)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season

2019 Contract Status: 1st Year Arb Eligible (Super 2)

Service Time (01/2019): 2.160 • Arb Eligible: 2019 • Free Agent: 2023

Agents: Jet Sports Management

Full Name: Byron Keiron Buxton

Nicknames: Buck

Twitter: @OfficialBuck103

Gold Glove
Platinum Glove
Wilson Overall Def Player

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SUMMARY

2018

Career

WAR

-0.3

6.9

AB

979

R

137

H

225

BA

.156

.230

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.183

.285

SLG

.200

.387

OPS

.383

.672

OPS+

11/11 Center fielder Byron Buxton and third baseman Miguel Sano were among the Twins’ best performers during their 2017 playoff season, but both players took massive steps backward during the team’s
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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+,Fal	137	633	540	119	174	20	18	15	85	57	20	81	120	.322	.411	.509	.920		275	6	4	3	5	3		CDR,FTM,GLN · MIDW,FLOR,AZFL
2014	20	MIN-min	A+,Fal,AA	44	198	181	27	44	6	2	4	22	11	3	14	48	.243	.308	.365	.673		66	0	3	0	0	0		FTM,SRV,NBR · FLOR,AZFL,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
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
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/D	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	4	18	1	0	1	0	0	8/D
4 Yrs				306	1074	979	137	225	44	13	28	99	46	5	70	340	.230	.285	.387	.672	80	379	5	8	12	5	2
162 Game Avg.				162	569	518	73	119	23	7	15	52	24	3	37	180	.230	.285	.387	.672	80	201	3	4	6	3	1

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

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Byron Buxton

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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