Byron Buxton Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 2" / 190 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 12/18/1993 (28)
- Experience
- 5
- College
- None
Byron Buxton Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Byron Buxton News
Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton is taking the day off on Sunday against the Kansas City Royals. Buxton will take a seat after starting the last three games and going 0-for-11 with four walks, one RBI and four runs scored. The Twins are trying to give the oft-injured 28-year-old more rest days in order to keep him healthy for the rest of the season. When in the lineup, Buxton is a must-start fantasy commodity, even though he's hitting .228/.313/.604. He has a .917 OPS, 11 home runs, 21 RBI, 24 runs scored and one stolen base in 115 plate appearances. Gilberto Celestino is making the start in center field and is batting ninth on Sunday against Royals right-hander Brady Singer.
Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton isn't in the starting lineup on Tuesday for a matchup with the Oakland Athletics and right-handed starter James Kaprielian. The 28-year-old is batting .256 with a .323 on-base percentage, 11 home runs, and a stolen base in 99 plate appearances this season. Instead, it'll be Gilberto Celestino starting in center field and hitting sixth against the A's. For the season, Celestino is batting .327 with a .386 on-base percentage in 58 plate appearances. He could be worth a look as a streaming option for fantasy managers in deeper leagues.
Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton (knee) is in the starting lineup for the second straight day on Monday, starting in center field and batting leadoff against Oakland Athletics left-hander Zach Logue. Buxton has been battling through a knee issue of late, but it's nice to see him playing in his second straight game. The Twins are being cautious with the oft-injured 28-year-old, though, so don't be surprised to see him take a day to rest more often than not until he gets past the injury. Buxton is a must-start fantasy asset in single-year leagues anytime he's playing, and he's hitting .259/.330/.706 with a 1.036 OPS, 11 home runs, 19 RBI and 20 runs scored in 23 games. He has just one steal and hasn't had double-digit thefts since 2019, but he will pack the stat sheet elsewhere when healthy.
Batting Order
| 1 | Byron Buxton |
| 2 | Luis Arraez |
| 3 | Carlos Correa |
| 4 | Gary Sánchez |
| 5 | Max Kepler |
| 6 | Gilberto Celestino |
| 7 | Gio Urshela |
| 8 | Jose Miranda |
| 9 | Ryan Jeffers |
Byron Buxton Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Byron Buxton |
| 2 | Luis Arraez |
| 3 | Carlos Correa |
| 4 | Gary Sánchez |
| 5 | Max Kepler |
| 6 | Gilberto Celestino |
| 7 | Gio Urshela |
| 8 | Jose Miranda |
| 9 | Ryan Jeffers |
Byron Buxton got off to a scorching hot start last season, slashing an elite .370/.408/.772 with 10 doubles, nine home runs, 17 RBI, and five stolen bases across 92 at-bats (24 games). He then suffered a Grade 2 hip strain that sidelined him for a month and a half. He appeared in just three games following his activation before being hit by a pitch and fracturing his hand on June 22. He would go on to miss two more months before finishing the final 34 games of the season in good health, ending with a final batting line of .306/.358/.647 to go along with 19 homers, 32 RBI, nine stolen bases, and 50 runs scored over 61 games. The sample size was small but he registered an elite 53.8% Hard Hit Rate, 17.9% Barrel Rate, Max EV of 115.6 mph, and 99th percentile Sprint Speed. He does have some flaws in his game, though, as he put up a 24.4% Strikeout Rate and low 5.1% Walk Rate. He's also never put up an xBA higher than .247 in his career apart from last season (.300 xBA). The speedy outfielder has averaged just 75 games a season, excluding the shortened-2020 campaign, since entering the league and has notched 300 at-bats just once over that span (2017). Even with his injury history, Buxton currently has an NFC ADP of 61, making him a fifth-round pick in standard 12-team leagues. Fantasy managers clearly still believe in his potential. He's a legitimate four-category contributor when healthy and that makes him roster-worthy if you can stomach the injury risk. Be sure to draft some durable batting average balancers in order to mitigate Buxton's downside.
