Twin Cities.com · Jun 18, 2015
Tom Powers: Byron Buxton Era gets off to a quiet start
Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton signs autographs for fans before his first home appearance with the team, against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at Target Field. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)This could be the start of the Byron Buxton Era. Or we may just be taking a break during the Aaron Hicks Era. Or perhaps we're still officially mourning the passing of the Denard Span Era. It's all very confusing and there's no telling at the moment.
If this really is Buxton's time, it's the result of odd coincidence. A fluke. A one-in-a-million set of circumstances.
"Shock went through me," Buxton says of getting called up last Sunday.