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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
