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How fast is the Twins' Byron Buxton? See for yourself, kids

Buxton's inside-the-park home run was the fastest recorded trip around the bases since MLB started keeping track.

By Howard Sinker

August 19, 2017 at 2:04PM
Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton (25) celebrated his inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the fourth inning as Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zack Godley (52) walked behind him.
Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton (25) celebrated his inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the fourth inning as Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zack Godley (52) walked behind him. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Byron Buxton's inside-the-park home run in Friday night's Twins' 10-3 victory over Arizona was the fastest recorded trip around the bases since Major League Baseball started recording this data in 2015 with its StatCast system.

According to MLB, Buxton went around the bases in 13.85 seconds.

Here's what that looks like (with Miguel Sano's two booming home runs thrown in as a bonus):

Whose record did Buxton break? That would be Byron Buxton's. Last season, he hit an inside-the-parker against the White Sox in which he was timed at 14.05 seconds.

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Howard Sinker

Digital Sports Editor

Howard Sinker is digital sports editor at startribune.com and curates the website's Sports Upload blog. He is also a senior instructor in Media and Cultural Studies at Macalester College in St. Paul.

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