Byron Buxton #byron buxton
Byron Buxton was born on December 18, 1993, in Baxley, Georgia. He attended Appling County High School before entering professional baseball. The Minnesota Twins selected him as the second overall pick in the 2012 MLB draft. Buxton made his major league debut on June 14, 2015. He has remained with the Twins organization since being drafted. In 2013, he won Baseball America’s Minor League Player of the Year Award and was named a Minor League All-Star. He also earned the AFL Rising Stars and All-Prospect Team honors that year and in 2014. Buxton was selected as a three-time MLB All-Star. He won the Gold Glove Award in 2017 and the Silver Slugger Award in 2025. Additionally, he received the Twins Jim Kaat Defensive Player of the Year award in 2016 and 2017. He was named a Southern League Mid-Season All-Star and MiLB.com Organization All-Star in 2015.