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, 20,911th in major league history)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2015 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2028, 7 yrs/$100M (22-28)

Service Time (01/2024): 7.160 • Free Agent: 2029

Agents: Wasserman • Previously: Jet Sports Management

Full Name: Byron Keiron Buxton

Nicknames: Buck

Twitter: @OfficialBuck103

Instagram: @buckdaddy103

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1x All-Star
Gold Glove
Platinum Glove
Wilson Overall Def Player

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.3

21.2

2332

558

116

.247

.239

371

RBI

307

OBP

.273

.299

SLG

.411

.466

OPS

.684

.765

OPS+

106

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2017 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2017 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	MIN		KCR	W,7-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 5	MIN		KCR	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
3	3	Apr 6	MIN		KCR	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
4	4	Apr 7	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
5	5	Apr 8	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 9	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	7	Apr 11	MIN	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
8	9 (1)	Apr 13	MIN	@	DET	W,11-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
9	10	Apr 14	MIN		CHW	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
10	11	Apr 15	MIN		CHW	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	12	Apr 16	MIN		CHW	L,1-3	CG	42	10.0	6	0	0	6	0
12	14 (1)	Apr 18	MIN		CLE	L,4-11	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
13	15	Apr 20	MIN		CLE	L,2-6	GS	33	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	16	Apr 21	MIN		DET	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	17	Apr 22	MIN		DET	L,4-5	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	19 (1)	Apr 24	MIN	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
17	20	Apr 25	MIN	@	TEX	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
18	21	Apr 26	MIN	@	TEX	L,3-14	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	22	Apr 28	MIN	@	KCR	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	23	Apr 30	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	24	May 2	MIN		OAK	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
22	25	May 3	MIN		OAK	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
23	26	May 4	MIN		OAK	L,5-8	GS	28	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	29 (2)	May 7	MIN		BOS	L,6-17	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	30	May 9	MIN	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	31	May 11	MIN	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
27	32	May 12	MIN	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	33	May 13	MIN	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
29	34	May 14	MIN	@	CLE	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
30	35	May 16	MIN		COL	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
31	36	May 18 (1)	MIN		COL	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
32	37	May 18 (2)	MIN		COL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	38	May 19	MIN		KCR	W,4-3	GS	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	39	May 21 (1)	MIN		KCR	L,4-6	GS	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	40	May 21 (2)	MIN		KCR	W,8-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	41	May 22	MIN	@	BAL	W,14-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	42	May 23	MIN	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
38	43	May 24	MIN	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	44	May 26	MIN		TBR	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
40	45	May 27	MIN		TBR	W,5-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	46	May 28	MIN		TBR	L,6-8	GS	65	14.0	3	0	0	3	0
42	47	May 29	MIN		HOU	L,8-16	GS	25	6.0	5	0	0	5	0
43	48	May 30	MIN		HOU	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
44	49	May 31	MIN		HOU	L,6-17	CG	52	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	50	Jun 1	MIN	@	LAA	W,4-2	GS	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
46	51	Jun 2	MIN	@	LAA	W,11-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	52	Jun 3	MIN	@	LAA	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	53	Jun 4	MIN	@	LAA	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	54	Jun 6	MIN	@	SEA	L,3-12	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
50	55	Jun 7	MIN	@	SEA	L,5-6	CG	35	8.2	5	0	0	5	0
51	56	Jun 8	MIN	@	SEA	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
52	57	Jun 9	MIN	@	SFG	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	58	Jun 10	MIN	@	SFG	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
54	59	Jun 11	MIN	@	SFG	L,8-13	GS	37	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	60	Jun 12	MIN		SEA	L,3-14	CG	51	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	62 (1)	Jun 14	MIN		SEA	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
57	63	Jun 15	MIN		SEA	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
58	64	Jun 16	MIN		CLE	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	65	Jun 17 (1)	MIN		CLE	L,3-9	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	66	Jun 17 (2)	MIN		CLE	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
61	67	Jun 18	MIN		CLE	L,2-5	GS	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
62	68	Jun 20	MIN		CHW	W,9-7	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
63	69	Jun 21	MIN		CHW	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	70	Jun 22	MIN		CHW	L,0-9	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
65	71	Jun 23	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	72	Jun 24	MIN	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
67	73	Jun 25	MIN	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	74	Jun 26	MIN	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
69	75	Jun 27	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	4	1	1	6	0
70	76	Jun 28	MIN	@	BOS	W,4-1	GF	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	0
71	77	Jun 29	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
72	78	Jun 30	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	79	Jul 1 (1)	MIN	@	KCR	L,6-11	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
74	80	Jul 1 (2)	MIN	@	KCR	W,10-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	81	Jul 2	MIN	@	KCR	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
76	82	Jul 3	MIN		LAA	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
77	83	Jul 4	MIN		LAA	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	84	Jul 5	MIN		LAA	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	85	Jul 6	MIN		BAL	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	86	Jul 7	MIN		BAL	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	87	Jul 8	MIN		BAL	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
82	89 (1)	Jul 14	MIN	@	HOU	L,5-10	GS	33	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
83	104 (14)	Aug 1	MIN	@	SDP	L,0-3	CG	28	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
84	105	Aug 2	MIN	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
85	106	Aug 3	MIN		TEX	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
86	107	Aug 4	MIN		TEX	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
87	108	Aug 5	MIN		TEX	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
88	109	Aug 6	MIN		TEX	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
89	110	Aug 7	MIN		MIL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	1	4	0
90	111	Aug 8	MIN		MIL	W,11-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
91	112	Aug 9	MIN	@	MIL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
92	113	Aug 10	MIN	@	MIL	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
93	114	Aug 11	MIN	@	DET	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
94	115	Aug 12	MIN	@	DET	L,11-12	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
95	116	Aug 13	MIN	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
96	117	Aug 15	MIN		CLE	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
97	118	Aug 17 (1)	MIN		CLE	L,3-9	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	119	Aug 17 (2)	MIN		CLE	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
99	120	Aug 18	MIN		ARI	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
100	121	Aug 19	MIN		ARI	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
101	122	Aug 20	MIN		ARI	W,12-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
102	123	Aug 21 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
103	124	Aug 21 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	W,10-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
104	125	Aug 22	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
105	126	Aug 23	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	8.1	3	0	0	3	0
106	127	Aug 24	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
107	128	Aug 25	MIN	@	TOR	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
108	129	Aug 26	MIN	@	TOR	L,9-10	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
109	130	Aug 27	MIN	@	TOR	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
110	131	Aug 29	MIN		CHW	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
111	132	Aug 30	MIN		CHW	W,11-1	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	135 (2)	Sep 2	MIN		KCR	W,17-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	136	Sep 3	MIN		KCR	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
114	137	Sep 4	MIN	@	TBR	L,4-11	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
115	138	Sep 5	MIN	@	TBR	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
116	139	Sep 6	MIN	@	TBR	W,10-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
117	140	Sep 7	MIN	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
118	141	Sep 8	MIN	@	KCR	W,8-5	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
119	142	Sep 9	MIN	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
120	143	Sep 10	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-11	GS	36	7.0	6	0	0	6	0
121	144	Sep 12	MIN		SDP	W,16-0	GS	21	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
122	145	Sep 13	MIN		SDP	W,3-1	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
123	146	Sep 14	MIN		TOR	W,3-2	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
124	147	Sep 15	MIN		TOR	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
125	148	Sep 16	MIN		TOR	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
126	149	Sep 17	MIN		TOR	W,13-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
127	150	Sep 18	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
128	151	Sep 19	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
129	152	Sep 20	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-11	GS	35	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
130	153	Sep 21	MIN	@	DET	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
131	154	Sep 22	MIN	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
132	155	Sep 23	MIN	@	DET	W,10-4	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
133	156	Sep 24	MIN	@	DET	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
134	157	Sep 26	MIN	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
135	158	Sep 27	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
136	160 (1)	Sep 29	MIN		DET	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
137	162 (1)	Oct 1	MIN		DET	W,5-1	GS	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
							137gm		1143.0	389	6	5	400	1