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Twins' Byron Buxton got the unluckiest $3 million contract news after MVP vote

Byron Buxton was so close.

The Minnesota Twins ' star outfielder has bonuses in his contract for his finish in MVP voting.

On Thursday, the American League announced Aaron Judge as MVP, Cal Raleigh as runner-up and then shared how everyone below them in the voting finished.

Buxton was 11th place.

The contract bonuses for Buxton only go through 10th place.

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If he had finished one spot higher, Buxton would've earned $3 million.

There are calls from Twins fans on X for ownership to just pay Buxton anyway. It'd be a cool gesture.

Byron Buxton finishes 11th in MVP voting. Missed out on a $3 million pay day by finishing outside the top 10

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