Byron Buxton gets his first big-league hit and, of course, it’s a triple

One of the great things about watching Byron Buxton play baseball is his ridiculous speed. He’s a blur running the bases, and that’s one of the reasons the Minnesota Twins brought him up to the big leagues Sunday, continuing this year’s surge of high-profile rookies.

Buxton was the No. 1 prospect in all of MLB for 2015, according to Baseball Prospectus, and No. 2 on Baseball America’s list behind a guy named Kris Bryant. One thing that Buxton, 21, did a lot in the minors was hit triples — it figures, since he’s so quick, he can turn what might be a double for many players into three bases. 

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He hit 36 triples in 263 minor-league games, including 12 already this season in Double-A. So is it any wonder that Buxton’s first hit in the big leagues was a left-centerfield gapper that ended with him on third base? It shouldn’t be.

It’s only hit one, sure, but it’s a great window into the skill set that makes Buxton — the No. 2 overall pick in 2012 — such a gushworthy talent. Enjoy him, Twin Cities, he’s going to be a lot of fun to watch.

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