Buxton went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the White Sox.
Buxton struck out in each of his first three at-bats, but he extended the Twins' lead to three runs in the seventh inning, when he took Cam Booser deep to left-center field for a two-run homer. It was Buxton's fifth home run of the season, two of which have come over his last three games, though over that span he has also struck out seven times.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Homers in loss
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Buxton went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a double in Sunday's 6-2 loss to Atlanta.
Buxton doubled in the fifth inning and then launched a 434-foot blast in the seventh. Over his last 10 games, the 31-year-old has tallied six extra-base hits and five multi-hit efforts. For the season, he's slashing .244/.277/.474 with four homers, 10 RBI, 17 runs scored and five steals across 83 plate appearances.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Returns to lineup Friday
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Buxton went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a second RBI, a walk, a stolen base and three runs scored in Friday's 7-6 loss to the Tigers.
Buxton did a little of everything after returning from a personal absence that kept him out of action for the last two days. The oft-injured outfielder has struggled to hit much early in 2025, batting just .178 (8-for-45) over 12 contests. He's made up for it partially with two homers, three steals, six RBI and 10 runs scored, though he's also posted a 2:17 BB:K. Plate discipline isn't a particularly strong part of Buxton's game, but he still has enough power and speed if he can stay in the lineup. Early in the season, he's been the Twins' starting center fielder.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Away due to personal matter
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Buxton is not with the Twins in Kansas City, as he has returned home to deal with a personal matter, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
The revelation explains why Buxton is not in the lineup Thursday for the second day in a row. The Twins begin a homestand Friday, although it's unclear whether Buxton is expected to be back in the lineup that day. Harrison Bader is handling center field for Minnesota on Thursday.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Another day off Thursday
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Buxton is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Kansas City.
It's the second day in a row that Buxton has been absent from the Twins' lineup. He's not dealing with any known injury, so this appears to be about giving Buxton an extended breather after he wore the golden sombrero Tuesday. Harrison Bader is in center field and batting ninth for Minnesota on Thursday.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Getting Wednesday off
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Buxton is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.
Buxton will head to the bench for the first time in 2025 after hitting .171 with one home run, two stolen bases, four RBI and seven runs through Minnesota's first 11 games. His absence clears a spot in the lineup for DaShawn Keirsey, who will occupy right field in his first start of the season.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: May have avoided injury scare
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Buxton went 0-for-3 with a hit by pitch, a run scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Astros.
The contest got paused in the fourth inning when the 31-year-old outfielder got plunked in the hand by a 92.6 mph fastball from Spencer Arrighetti, but Buxton stayed in the game and got his revenge by immediately stealing his second bag of the season. Per Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic, there was no indication from Twins manager Rocco Baldelli that Buxton will require any further testing on his hand, but given his lengthy medical history, the team may elect to be cautious with him. Through eight appearances to begin the season, Buxton is batting just .214 (6-for-28), but he's added one homer, three RBI and six runs. The early activity on the basepaths is also encouraging, as he hasn't swiped double-digit bases in a season since 2019.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Swipes first bag
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Buxton went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Astros.
It's the first stolen base of the year for Buxton, who hasn't swiped more than nine bags in any of his previous five injury-hampered seasons. The 31-year-old outfielder appears to be healthy to start the campaign -- he's gone 6-for-25 with a home run, five runs scored and three RBI through his first 26 plate appearances.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Clubs first homer of 2025
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Buxton went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the White Sox.
The center fielder came into the afternoon with zero extra-bases hits through his first five games, but Buxton broke out with a first-inning solo shot off Sean Burke. Buxton also doubled his hit and run totals on the season with Wednesday's performance, and he's up to three RBI.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Blistering start to spring
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Buxton went 1-for-2 with a home run and stole third base in Sunday's spring training tie with Tampa Bay. He's hitting .556 (5-for-9) with two stolen bases and a home run in five games this spring.
Buxton enters 2025 coming off a rare season during which he finished the year healthy and didn't have any offseason surgeries or rehabilitations. An uncommon steal of third base shows he and the Twins are feeling very confident about his health this spring. While he's played over 100 regular-season games just twice in 10 seasons, perhaps this is the year he finally puts it all together.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: No lingering injuries
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Buxton is feeling "as good as he's felt in a lot of years," general manager Derek Falvey said at Saturday's TwinsFest, Matthew Leach of MLB.com reports.
Unlike last year when Buxton had offseason knee surgery and had finished the previous season with a hamstring issue, Buxton entered the offseason relatively healthy and doesn't have a major rehab entering spring training. It's not quite "best shape of his life" territory for Buxton, but it's as good as we're going to get at this stage of his career.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Out again for finale
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Buxton is not in Sunday's lineup against the Orioles.
Buxton also sat out Saturday after the Twins' playoff hopes were dashed. He played in more games (105) this season than he has since he played a career-high 140 games in 2017. Buxton has a no-trade clause, so he'll be back to patrol center field in 2025.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Resting Saturday
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Buxton isn't in Minnesota's lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles.
Buxton has slashed .300/.340/.500 across 53 plate appearances since returning from the injured list Sept. 12, but he'll take a seat Saturday with the Twins now officially eliminated from playoff contention. His absence will allow Austin Martin to pick up a start in center field and bat second.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Belts homer Wednesday
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Buxton went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday in an 8-3 victory versus the Marlins.
Buxton tied the score 3-3 in the fourth inning with a massive 450-foot blast. The outfielder notched his third multi-hit effort over a five-game hitting streak during which he's batting .381 (8-for-21). However, Wednesday's long ball accounted for just the second RBI by Buxton over that span.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Checking out of lineup Wednesday
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Buxton is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
The Twins are easing Buxton back in the mix after he returned from the injured list last Thursday. He'll head to the bench for the second time in six games since being activated, but Buxton has looked healthy when he's been included in the lineup. Buxton has recorded exactly one hit in each of his last four starts while plating four runs and scoring three times.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Receiving Sunday off
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Buxton is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
The 30-year-old started the past two games after missing the past month due to a hip injury, and he'll receive Sunday off after going 2-for-6 with a solo homer, an additional RBI and an additional run scored. Willi Castro is starting in center field Sunday with Buxton on the bench.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Goes yard in return to lineup
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Buxton went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 8-4 loss to the Reds.
Seeing his first action for the Twins since Aug. 12 after recovering from a hip injury, Buxton launched a Julian Aguiar changeup over the fence in left-center field in the fifth inning. Per Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com, Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli acknowledged after the game that Buxton isn't quite 100 percent and probably won't be able to play every day to close out the regular season, but with the team fighting to hang onto the final wild-card spot in the AL, the Twins will take whatever contribution they can get from him. Through 91 games this season, the 30-year-old is slashing .275/.333/.534 with 17 homers, six steals, 50 RBI and 56 runs.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Reinstated from injured list
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The Twins activated Buxton (hip) from the 10-day injured list Thursday.
The Twins are idle Thursday, but Buxton will be back for the start of their weekend series against the Reds on Friday, as expected. Buxton had been set to return from his hip injury last week but felt lingering soreness while on a rehab assignment. However, he's been able to run without issue in recent days, clearing the way for his activation. Buxton should be the Twins' everyday center fielder, although the club might try to mix in some off days as he comes back from injury.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Set to return Friday
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The Twins will reinstate Buxton (hip) from the 10-day injured list Friday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
Hip inflammation has kept Buxton on the shelf since mid-August, but after several days of running without any issues, he's now been cleared to return to the Twins' lineup for the beginning of their next series against Cincinnati. The 30-year-old outfielder was slashing .237/.338/.661 since the All-Star break before he got hurt, and he'll presumably reclaim his role as Minnesota's primary center fielder once activated.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Running without issue
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Buxton (hip) said Monday that he's been running without issue for the last few days, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
He was also able to do some defensive drills Monday. Buxton had to be pulled off his rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul after he felt renewed soreness in his right hip during a game on Sept. 4, but he might he might be ready to test things out in game action again soon. It's not clear whether the Twins would ask him to resume a rehab assignment or consider immediately putting him back onto the active roster. Buxton has been shelved since mid-August.
