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Minnesota Twins: 3 Reasons Byron Buxton is the early MVP Frontrunner

Byron Buxton of the Minnesota Twins hits a home run during the game against Oakland Athletics. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images)

We’re one month into the season, and the Minnesota Twins are 9-15, the third worst record in baseball. The pitching has been disappointing outside of Taylor Rogers, Jose Berrios, Michael Pineda, and J.A. Happ.

The defense of the team has been downright terrible, and the offense is truly and undoubtedly bad. The hitting has been mostly terrible. One shining exception to the otherwise awful start to the year? Byron Buxton.

He’s been so good that MLB.