Byron Buxton
| Byron Buxton | |
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Buxton with the Minnesota Twins in 2025. | |
| Minnesota Twins – No. 25 | |
| Center fielder / Designated hitter | |
| Born: December 18, 1993 Baxley, Georgia, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 14, 2015, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| MLB statistics (through June 12, 2025) | |
| Batting average | .247 |
| Home runs | 144 |
| Runs batted in | 394 |
| Stolen bases | 104 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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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).
Buxton 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.