US EditionTwins center fielder Byron Buxton joins exclusive company with latest feat
- Byron Buxton has become the third player in Twins history to achieve 100 home runs and 100 stolen bases during the seventh inning of a recent game.
- Byron Buxton is now among the 26 active players with the 100 home run/100 steal milestone, achieving this in his 800th game for the Twins.
- Buxton has a career stolen base percentage of 89.3%, the highest in MLB history for players with 100 steals, despite recent injuries.
- Manager Rocco Baldelli remarked on Buxton's exceptional movement, stating it is the best since 2019 or 2020.
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Twins center fielder Byron Buxton joins exclusive company with latest feat
CLEVELAND — Byron Buxton wasn’t sure what, exactly, he was being lauded for on Wednesday night when DaShawn Keirsey Jr. approached him to offer his congratulations. “DK was like, ‘Congrats,” and I was like, ‘On what?’” Buxton said. Soon after, he was informed that he had become just the third player in team history to record 100 home runs and 100 stolen bases with the Twins when he swiped second base in the seventh inning of Wednesday’s game. Bu…
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Byron Buxton etched his name into Twins lore, becoming just the third player in franchise history to notch 100 home runs and 100 stolen bases, joining the ranks of legends like Kirby Puckett and Torii Hunter. Buxton achieved this milestone by swiping second base—a fitting achievement, given his record-setting stolen base percentage in MLB history at a remarkable 89.3%. Despite this individual achievement, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Clevelan…
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