Byron Buxton

January 5, 2024
Baseball Player

Quick Facts

Byron Buxton
Full Name Byron Buxton
Occupation Baseball Player
Date Of Birth Dec 18, 1993(1993-12-18)
Age 31
Birthplace Baxley
Country United States
Birth City Georgia
Horoscope Sagittarius

Byron Buxton Biography

Name Byron Buxton
Birthday Dec 18
Birth Year 1993
Place Of Birth Baxley
Home Town Georgia
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Sagittarius
Children(s) Britton Buxton

Byron Buxton is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on December 18, 1993 in Baxley, Georgia, United States. After being named the MLB’s top prospect, he made his debut with the Minnesota Twins as an MLB outfielder in 2015.

In 2015, he joined the Twins as catcher He joined catcher Joe Mauer on the Twins in 2015..

Buxton began dating Lindsey Tillery in 2012. She also attended Appling County High School, and was three years ahead of Buxton. The couple have a son together named Brixton Buxton, who was born in 2013.

The Minnesota Twins selected Buxton with the second overall pick in the 2012 Draft. Buxton signed a contract with the Twins on June 12, 2012, that included a $6 million signing bonus. He made his professional debut in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) with the Gulf Coast Twins of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League (GCL), where he batted .216 in 26 games. Later in the year, he was promoted to the Elizabethton Twins of the Rookie-level Appalachian League, and batted .286 in 21 games. He was named the top prospect in the GCL.

He was raised in Baxley Georgia. He and Lindsey Tillery, his girlfriend, welcomed Britton in 2013.

Byron Buxton Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Baseball Player
House Living in own house.

Byron Buxton is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Byron Buxton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was the second selection in the Major League Baseball Draft 2012 after he pitched for the Appling County High School Baseball team. He played minor league baseball for the Gulf Coast Twins and Elizabethton Twins before joining the Minnesota Twins.

His cousin Dexter Carter played running back for the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers (now the New York Jets) during the 1990s.

Byron Keiron Buxton (born December 18, 1993) is an American professional baseball center fielder 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height 6 ft 1 in

Byron Buxton height 6 ft 1 in Byron weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Byron Buxton Dating?

According to our records, Byron Buxton is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Byron Buxton’s is not dating anyone.

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Despite his having missed the majority of the 2014 season, MLB.com and Baseball Prospectus rated Buxton as the best prospect in baseball at the start of the 2015 season, and Baseball America named him the # 2 prospect in 2015. Buxton opened the 2015 season with the Twins’ new Class AA affiliate, the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern League. The Twins promoted Buxton to make his major-league debut on June 14. He scored the game-winning run in his debut. Buxton recorded his first hit, a triple, in his second game. After playing in ten games, Buxton sprained his thumb and went on the disabled list. The Twins activated Buxton from the disabled list on August 10 and optioned him to the Rochester Red Wings of the Class AAA International League, due to the strong play of Aaron Hicks. In the major leagues, in 2015 while striking out 44 times in 129 at bats he hit .209/.250/.326 and stole two bases in four attempts.

Facts & Trivia

Byron Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Byron Buxton celebrates birthday on December 18 of every year.

Buxton began the 2016 season as the Twins’ starting center fielder. However, he batted .156 in 17 games, while striking out in 53% of his at bats, and was optioned to Rochester on April 25. He was called up again during mid season and remained at center field. He finished batting .225/.284/.430 with 10 home runs and 10 stolen bases in 12 attempts while striking out 118 times in 298 at bats. According to Statcast, Buxton led MLB in average sprint speed at 30.8 feet per second, after tying with Jarrod Dyson for the lead in the previous season.

Top Facts about Byron Buxton

  1. Byron Buxton is a center fielder for the Minnesota Twins.
  2. He was born on December 18, 1993 in Baxley, Georgia.
  3. Buxton was drafted second overall by the Twins in 2012.
  4. He made his MLB debut in June 2015 at age 21.
  5. In high school, he set a Georgia state record with 17 triples in one season.
  6. Buxton won the Gold Glove Award for center fielders in 2020.
  7. His career batting average as of May 2021 is .238.
  8. He has hit over 10 home runs and stolen over 10 bases in three seasons.
  9. Buxton has been plagued by injuries throughout his career.
  10. He signed a seven-year contract extension with the Twins in April 2021 worth $100 million.

Is Byron Buxton in AAA?

The Twins activated Buxton from the disabled list on August 10 and optioned him to the Rochester Red Wings of the Class AAA International League , due to the strong play of Aaron Hicks.

Where is Byron Buxton today?

$Signed a seven-year, $100 million contract extension with the Twins in November of 2021. Buxton is not in Sunday’s lineup against the Blue Jays. He continues to get strategic rest days once or twice per week.

How many stolen bases does Byron Buxton have?

YearAgeSB
2015| 21| 22
2015| 21| 2
2016| 22| 7
2016| 22| 10

Is Byron Buxton a Topps Now card?

Product is available from Apr 25, 2022 and expires on Apr 26, 2022.

How many seasons is Byron Buxton?

Over Byron Buxton’s 7 season career he had slash lines of 0.248/0.297/0.461.

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