BirthDecember 181993

Byron Buxton

Byron Buxton, American baseball player

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When
Saturday, December 18 199333 years ago
Category
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Era
20th century · 1990s
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Person
Byron Buxton

At a glance

Born 1993-12-18.

Known as: baseball player. Citizenship: United States.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Personal life Buxton is from Baxley, Georgia , where he spent his adolescent years through high school. [ 1 ] His father, Felton, owns a trucking company, and his mother, Carrie, works in a school cafeteria . [ 2 ] Byron is one of their three children, one of whom, daughter Keva, is ten years Byron's junior. [ 3 ] [ 1 ] Buxton's cousin, Dexter Carter , is a former NFL running back . [ 2 ] Buxton began dating Lindsey Tillery in 2012. [ 3 ]

Byron Keiron Buxton 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 MLB 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. He won the Gold Glove Award in 2017, a Silver Slugger Award in 2025, and is a three-time MLB All-Star.

Early life

Educated at: Appling County High School.

Path and career

Awards / honours: Rawlings Gold Glove Award, Major League Baseball All-Star, and Silver Slugger Award.

Professional career 2012–2014 Considered a five-tool player , [ 1 ] MLB.com rated Buxton the best prospect available in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft . [ 2 ] The Minnesota Twins selected Buxton with the second overall pick in the 2012 draft. [ 3 ] Buxton signed a contract with the Twins on June 12, 2012, that included a $6 million signing bonus . [ 4 ]

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Byron Buxton appears on our December 18 calendar for 1993 as a birth entry.

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December 18 1993 — 33 years ago, on a Saturday.

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