The Minnesota Twins have enjoyed the revival of Byron Buxton after a difficult opening to the season. From the first of July (including missed time from July 14-August 1 due to injury), Buxton has played in 27 games, coming to plate 99 times, with a .360/.417/.558 slash line, including 4 home runs and a perfect 8 stolen bases in 8 attempts. Best of all, Buxton is walking just short of 10% of plate appearances and striking out just over 20% of the time, knocking off over 10% of his strikeout rate from early in the season.
Friday night, Buxton showed that incredible facet of his game that separates him from basically all other right-handed hitters – his game-breaking speed.