Matt Wadleigh | Lindy Sports

Outfielder Byron Buxton has spent his entire 12-year MLB career as a member of the Minnesota Twins, and it sure doesn’t sound like he plans on leaving.

The Twins selected Buxton second overall in the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft when he was 18 years old.

Now, Buxton is a three-time All-Star who has also won a Gold Glove, Platinum Glove and a Silver Slugger during his career.

With the Twins falling to four games below .500, questions have swirled about whether or not Buxton will get traded.

On Thursday, however, Buxton had a stern response after the Twins’ 9-3 win over the Texas Rangers.

“End of the day, nobody’s in my shoes,” Buxton said, via Dan Hayes of The Athletic.

“Nobody can say anything about what I’m going to do. I know what I’m doing. The only way I’m getting out of here — they’re going to have to come talk to me and tell me something else. Simple as that. I ain’t said nothing about leaving, nor will I. I’m a Twin.”

Due to securing 10-5 rights, Buxton has a no-trade clause, which means he has a choice on whether or not he wants to go elsewhere if Minnesota even considers moving him.

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Last deadline, Minnesota traded away 10 players, including Carlos Correa, Griffin Jax, Ty France, Harrison Bader and Jhoan Duran, among others.

So, with Minnesota in third in the American League Central, it might make sense for the franchise to move on from other players and begin a rebuild.

Buxton is having another strong year. He has a .275 average with 23 home runs and 36 RBIs, so there would be a flurry of teams interested if Minnesota opened up the phones for the outfielder.

The Twins are suddenly riding a four-game winning streak after completing the sweep of the Rangers. Minnesota has also won six of its last eight games, so perhaps they are trending in the right direction.

The MLB trade deadline this season is on August 3, but it sure doesn’t sound like Buxton wants to leave the franchise that drafted him.