Twins' Byron Buxton throwback points out huge flaw in past Minnesota thinking
This is a fascinating time capsule.
Twins' Byron Buxton throwback points out huge flaw in past Minnesota thinking originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Sometimes, social media provides quite the time capsule.
Like, for example, when the Minnesota Twins wanted Byron Buxton to bunt more. Buxton has always been fast, yes, but he always had prodigious power potential, too. That didn't stop the Twins from trying to make Buxton a bunter: Extra bunting practice today for Byron Buxton.
Twins would love for him to bunt more, and more effectively. pic. twitter.
com/dGrawC4BxQ ā Phil Miller (@MillerStrib) March 23, 2016 That post came to light when thanks to a new share, which points out that Buxton has the most home runs in the history of Target Field. The 32-year old Buxton certainly has made the most of his time on the field, when healthy. The only downside of Buxton's career hasn't been an inability to bunt, but rather an inability to stay healthy.