Byron Buxton of the Minnesota Twins celebrates hitting an RBI double against the Kansas City Royals Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
It’s official! After one month of play, Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton was selected as the best player in the Junior Circuit. We expected this, but it’s nice to actually see him take home the award and not have it stolen from him by an east coast player or a more established star.
Buxton is the first Minnesota Twins player to win the award since July of 2010, when Delmon Young took home the award after slashing .