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Byron Buxton

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CF/DH · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 2015–PRESENT Birthdate: December 18, 1993 BORN: BAXLEY, USA
Minnesota Twins
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Career
862 H · 193 HR · 482 RBI · 124 SB
.248 AVG · .798 OPS · 991 G
2026 Season
.254 AVG · 25 HR · 46 RBI · 7 SB
.319 OBP · .511 SLG · .829 OPS
Last 30 Days
.171 AVG · 0 HR · 1 RBI · 0 SB
.292 OBP · .220 SLG · .511 OPS
Salary / Contract
2026: $15.1M
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2026 Salary Note Byron Buxton's 2026 salary is $15.1M. Salary History →
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Byron Buxton is a center fielder for the Minnesota Twins. In 991 MLB games, he has a .248 batting average and 193 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and related info.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2015 MIN 46 129 16 27 7 1 2 6 2 6 44 .209 .250 .326 .576
2016 MIN 92 298 44 67 19 6 10 38 10 23 118 .225 .284 .430 .714
2017 MIN 140 462 69 117 14 6 16 51 29 38 150 .253 .314 .413 .728
2018 MIN 28 90 8 14 4 0 0 4 5 3 28 .156 .183 .200 .383
2019 MIN 87 271 48 71 30 4 10 46 14 19 68 .262 .314 .513 .827
2020 MIN 39 130 19 33 3 0 13 27 2 2 36 .254 .267 .577 .844
2021 MIN 61 235 50 72 23 0 19 32 9 13 62 .306 .358 .647 1.005
2022 MIN 92 340 61 76 13 3 28 51 6 34 116 .224 .306 .526 .833
2023 MIN 85 304 49 63 17 1 17 42 9 35 109 .207 .294 .438 .731
2024 MIN 102 355 62 99 27 3 18 56 7 20 99 .279 .335 .524 .859
2025 MIN 126 488 97 129 21 7 35 83 24 41 148 .264 .327 .551 .878
2026 MIN 93 370 65 94 18 1 25 46 7 30 100 .254 .319 .511 .829
Career Totals — 991 3472 588 862 196 32 193 482 124 264 1078 .248 .308 .490 .798
Awards & Achievements
  • Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - MLB Player (1): 2022
  • Gold Glove (1): 2017
  • Platinum Glove (1): 2017
  • Player of the Month (1): 2021
  • Player of the Week (2): 2017, 2022
  • Silver Slugger (1): 2025
  • TSN All-Star (1): 2025
All-Star Selections

2022, 2025

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
2016$512,500
2017$535,000
2018$580,000
2019$1,750,000
2020$3,075,000
2021$5,125,000
2022$9,142,857
2023$15,142,857
2024$15,142,857
2025$15,142,857
2026$15,142,857

Career Total: $81,291,785 (11 seasons)

Average: $7,390,162

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

Salary Note

Byron Buxton's 2026 Opening Day salary with MIN is $15,142,857 on a nominal basis (no deferred component recorded).

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Game Log — Recent
Date Opp Result ABH2B3BHRRBIBBKSB
Aug 25 @ OAK 2-4 L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Aug 24 @ OAK 9-6 W 5 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Aug 23 @ SD 1-8 L 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Aug 22 @ SD 5-7 L 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Aug 21 @ SD 2-6 L 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Aug 19 vs ATL 6-4 W 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Aug 18 vs ATL 4-1 W 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 17 vs ATL 4-2 W 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Aug 16 vs PHI 5-7 L 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Aug 15 vs PHI 1-9 L 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Splits (2026)
SplitGABHHRRBIAVGOPS
vs LHP 0 117 31 8 0 .265 .852
vs RHP 0 232 57 17 0 .246 .837
Home 0 184 49 15 0 .266 .918
Away 0 188 46 11 0 .245 .762
Day 0 140 28 2 0 .200 .536
Night 0 228 66 24 0 .289 1.024
Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.