RJ Hamster
Thursday, December 18, 2025
| Peter, Which Rookie-of-the-Year runner-up won a World Series ring three years later with his team as they took the top prize for the first time since their creation, a half century before? Hint: #1 He played for three major league teams and led each one at least once in stolen bases, twice even leading the league in that category. Hint: #2 He thrice has hit for the cycle, making him only the fourth MLB player to accomplish the feat. Wednesday’s question answered: Q. Which Gold Glove and Silver Slugger-winning center fielder, active in 2025, went first round, second pick overall the year he was drafted? Hint: #1 He has made some of the most spectacular catches in recent memory. Hint: #2 He owns coffee a franchise near his home in Georgia. A. BYRON BUXTON [B-R Bio] – Ans. Buxton won a Gold Glove in 2017, his first full season in the majors. His Silver Slugger designation came with his 4.9 WAR & 35 HR in 2025. He was selected out of high school by the Twins, the second player chosen in the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft. – #1 His prowess as an outfielder produces outs where most observers thought a batted ball was a hit right up until Buxton caught it. See some examples here. – #2 Buxton owns an Ellianos Coffee franchise in Baxley, Georgia. FCR – Katherine Emley, Minneapolis ~ D. Bruce Brown |
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