BYRON BUXTON RUMORS & GOSSIP
Notebook: Speedy Buxton to start in minors but glad for big-league shot
JUPITER, Fla. -- Twins prospect Byron Buxton turned some heads Tuesday during his first Grapefruit League start of the spring -- and he did so while making an out on the bases.
Despite finishing 0-for-5 in Minnesota's 3-1 loss to the Miami Marlins, Buxton flashed his speed on the base paths in two separate at-bats. On a slow roller to second base in the top of the third inning...
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Three key questions for the Minnesota Twins
With one of the better farm systems in all of baseball, there's no doubt that the Minnesota Twins are going to be a team to keep an eye on in the coming years. Nonetheless, they enter the 2014 season with plenty of questions regarding the current state of the franchise. While there are many more than three questions, we're going to attempt to narrow it down to the largest...
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Sunday Notes: Twins, Red Sox, Padres, Cubs
In 2008, the Minnesota Twins drafted Aaron Hicks 14th overall. Four years later they took Byron Buxton second overall. The latter is 20 years old and the top prospect in the game. The former is 24 years old and… what exactly? A placeholder? A late-bloomer? An enigma? The correct answer is probably “all of the […]
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After being ranked as the best prospect in baseball by nearly every ranking including both MLB.com and ESPN.com. Buxton is set to take the minors and then the majors by storm. After being draft 2nd in the 2012 MLB Amature Player Draft. Buxton immediately started to hit everything he saw in the minors. After his first...
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Twins' spring training home getting facelift
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Minnesota Twins are in the middle of two rebuilding projects.
The one on the field will mean integrating hitting prospects like third baseman Miguel Sano and outfielder Byron Buxton into the lineup, perhaps as soon as later this season. The Twins also will continue to develop pitching prospects like Alex Meyer and Trevor May, putting the pieces together for...
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14 days ago
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Prospects Sano and Buxton must-see celebrities on Friday at TwinsFest
MINNEAPOLIS -- Miguel Sano and Byron Buxton walked next to each other into the visitors' clubhouse at Target Field Friday night, each having just fulfilled an obligation at TwinsFest. It's not often such minor league talent passes through a doorway in succession like that.
They've yet to play on the same team, but both of these uber-prospects hope to one day be teammates...
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January 24, 2014
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Twins Notes: Byron Buxton's Shoulder Fully Healed
The Minnesota Twins top prospect, and likely the top prospect in all of baseball, Byron Buxton has been dealing with a bone bruise and tendinitis in his left shoulder since November. Fortunately for Twins and baseball fans alike, Mike Berardino reports some good news:Byron Buxton's left shoulder has fully healed after bone bruise/tendinitis in November. Using workouts to strengthen...
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January 24, 2014
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Byron Buxton ahead of the curve, on and off field
On the night before baseball's top prospect, Byron Buxton, was scheduled to address a crowded ballroom at baseball's minor league awards ceremony, Denard Span breezed through a lobby filled with the sport's movers and shakers.
The former Twins center fielder stopped several times to shake hands and sign autographs Wednesday as he moved coolly to the MLB Network set for...
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January 06, 2014
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Twins' mega-prospect Byron Buxton reportedly hurts shoulder
Byron Buxton, baseball's top-ranked prospect, recently aggravated his left (non-throwing) shoulder and will likely miss the remainder of the Arizona Fall League schedule, Twins farm director Brad Steil said late Wednesday.
The Twins' prized young center fielder, who displayed his talents in Saturday's nationally televised Fall Stars Game, apparently suffered the setback...
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November 07, 2013
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PRETTY SWEET
Twins' Byron Buxton makes incredible catch
When the Minnesota Twins made Byron Buxton the No. 2 pick in the 2012 MLB Draft, they knew they were getting a supremely athletic, toolsy high school outfielder who could play some incredible defense. Buxton also had the added value of being a guy who will likely stick in center field. So far, the kid has lived up to the hype. On Monday night, Buxton made one of the better catches...
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June 10, 2013
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