Person in history
Byron Buxton
Byron Buxton, American baseball player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1993 · December 18
- Age this year
- 33No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- baseball player. Citizenship: United States
- Born
- 33rd anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
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 ]
Why this date
Byron Buxton appears on our December 18 calendar for 1993 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1993.
- September 12STS-51
- November 1Maastricht Treaty
- September 14Lufthansa Flight 2904
- June 1Dobrinja mortar attack
- April 11Prison riot
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1993Farrah MoanSeptember 11
- 1993Niall HoranSeptember 13
- 1993Alice MertonSeptember 13
- 1993Marcus PetersJanuary 9
- 1993J. T. MillerMarch 14
- 1993Beau WebsterDecember 1
- 1993Max Power (footballer)July 27
- 1993Bryson DeChambeauSeptember 16
Sources
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Questions about Byron Buxton
When was Byron Buxton born?
December 18 1993.
How old would Byron Buxton be today?
33 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on December 18?
Billie Eilish, Simona Quadarella, Alex DeBrincat and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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