Get ready, Twins fans, baseball’s No. 1 prospect Byron Buxton is starting Sunday against the Texas Rangers.
The wait is over Twins fans. Byron Buxton, rated the No. 1 overall prospect by http://t.co/8WkABvq5A6, is being recalled from AA Chattanooga
— Rhett Bollinger (@RhettBollinger) June 13, 2015
The Twins announced Saturday they have called up the 21-year-old Buxton from the AA team in Chattanooga. The outfielder starts Sunday, which is great timing for the Twins who are short in the outfield with Aaron Hicks injured and Torii Hunter serving a two-game suspension.
On a totally unrelated note to 21-year-old elite CF prospect Byron Buxton thriving at AA: Twins center fielders rank 29th in OPS at .583.
— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) June 13, 2015
The Twins drafted Buxton as the No. 2 draft pick in 2012. He was 18 when drafted and a high school student at Appling County High School in Georgia. In 2013 Buxton was named Baseball America’s Minor League Player of the Year, FOX Sports reports.
Buxton suffered from some injuries in the 2014 season, but he’s bounced back and is leading the Southern League in triples (12) and batting .283, the Pioneer Press reports.
.@OfficialBuck103 (Byron Buxton) will make his Major League debut tomorrow in Texas. He will wear #25. #MNTwins pic.twitter.com/UkeueGLhMg
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) June 13, 2015
Byron Buxton said he didn't care what number he got – he was just excited to put on @Twins uniform.
— Dustin Morse (@morsecode) June 13, 2015
Buxton has also stolen 20 bases out of 22 attempts and scored 44 runs, according to FOX Sports.
Buxton starts in Sunday’s game against the Rangers at 2:05 p.m.
