BYRON BUXTON NEWS

Hits bench in series opener Buxton is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Impact Buxton is presumably getting a maintenance day in the series opener after he served as the Twins' designated hitter in each of the team's last six games. Alex Kirilloff will handle those duties Monday, but Buxton should be back in the lineup Tuesday against Astros right-hander Brandon Bielak. The Twins have yet to decide on when Buxton will be ready to pick up work in center field, as he's made all 47 of his starts to date as a DH.

MAY 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Homers and steals bag in loss Buxton went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the Giants.

Impact Buxton got things started quickly with a two-run blast to center in the opening frame off and then swiped his fifth bag of the year after reaching in the fourth. The 29-year-old has four multi-hit efforts over his last eight games and seems to be past the knee issue that cost him a game over the weekend. He's now slashing .238/.346/.494 with 10 homers, 23 RBI, 31 runs and a 25:52 BB:K over 188 plate appearances.

MAY 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Byron Buxton finds that listening to his body keeps him in the lineup The Twins designated hitter was back hitting cleanup on Monday night after missing Sunday's game with knee soreness — he has appeared in 43...

MAY 23, 2023 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Returns to lineup Monday Buxton (knee) is back in the Twins' lineup for Monday's game against the Giants, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Impact Buxton exited Saturday's game versus the Angels and sat out Sunday with some tightness around his right knee, but he apparently has checked out fine and is back in the lineup Monday. He will be the Twins' designated hitter and cleanup man.

MAY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Twins updates: Byron Buxton's health and Royce Lewis' rehab assignment Manager Rocco Baldelli said it's not clear yet whether Byron Buxton will need to miss more games after leaving Saturday's game with knee sor...

MAY 22, 2023 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Out of lineup Sunday Buxton (calf) is out of the lineup against the Angels on Sunday.

Impact Buxton was removed from Saturday's game against Los Angeles with tightness in his calf, and he'll miss at least one game while on the mend. Edouard Julien is hitting cleanup and operating as the designated hitter while Buxton sits.

MAY 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Byron Buxton leaves early with tightness around knee as Twins oust Angels Rocco Baldelli said he did not expect this to be something that would keep Byron Buxton out long term.

MAY 21, 2023 • TWINCITIES.COM

Exits game with calf tightness Buxton left Saturday's game against the Angels with right calf tightness, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Impact Buxton was removed for Edouard Julien in the sixth inning with Julien remaining in the game in the designated hitter spot. At this point, Buxton should be considered day-to-day, but there should be an update on his status before Sunday's series finale against the Angels.

MAY 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Homers Wednesday Buxton went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 7-3 loss to the Dodgers.

Impact Buxton got the Twins on the board in the fourth inning with a solo shot off Dylan Covey, tying the game 1-1. The 29-year-old Buxton has been on fire lately, going 7-for-18 with three extra-base hits in his last four games after going 0-for-23 in his previous seven contests. He's slashing .236/.341/.493 with nine homers, 21 RBI and four steals through 173 plate appearances this season.

MAY 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Records two steals Buxton went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two stolen bases and two runs scored in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Dodgers.

Impact Buxton doubled his stolen-base total for the season in this contest. He's logged a pair of hits in each of his last three games, rebounding from an 0-for-23 skid over seven contests prior to him getting a rest day Saturday. The 29-year-old is slashing .234/.337/.476 with eight home runs, four steals, 20 RBI, 27 runs scored, nine doubles and a triple through 39 games this season.

MAY 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Day off Saturday Buxton will sit Saturday against the Cubs.

Impact Buxton has exclusively served as the designated hitter this season, but the plan has enable him to start nearly everyday. He'll hit the bench Saturday after starting 14 consecutive games, with Alex Kirilloff getting the chance to rest his legs in the DH spot. Buxton has gone hitless in seven straight games, so the Twins will hope the off day helps him reset at the plate.

MAY 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

How Correa helped convince Buxton to give up center field for Twins Over a March dinner, the shortstop tried to convince the brilliant but fragile center fielder that getting 500 at-bats will help the team wi...

MAY 8, 2023 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

How Correa convinced Buxton to become Twins' DH This story was excerpted from Do-Hyoung Park’s Twins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regul...

MAY 7, 2023 • MLB.COM

Ties game with clutch homer Buxton went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over the White Sox.

Impact Buxton had an up-and-down performance Thursday, finishing the contest with a pair of walks, a pair of strikeouts and a game-tying solo home run in the eighth inning. The long ball marked Buxton's eighth in 29 games, while the 29-year-old holds a .262/.350/.570 slash line on the year. As long as Buxton stays healthy, which is a tall task considering he has played over 100 games just once in his nine MLB seasons, he should produce big numbers for fantasy managers who were willing to take the risk.

MAY 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

What we learned in MLB this week: Cardinals' pitching, Nolan Arenado real concerns

Red Sox rookie Masataka Yoshida has arrived, the Angels are in limbo and the Cardinals have a pitching problem. Here's what we learned acros...

MAY 4, 2023

Health, availability outweigh two-way value for Byron Buxton, Twins Since 2017, the Twins are 236-179 (.569) when Buxton starts and 215-240 (.473) when he doesn't.

MAY 3, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Steals bag Tuesday Buxton went 1-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a run in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the White Sox.

Impact Buxton walked in the third and stole second for his first stolen base of the year. He later singled in the sixth and came around to score the Twins' first run on a sacrifice fly. Despite being one of the fastest guys in all of baseball, Buxton has not topped more than 10 steals since 2019. Health has certainly played a factor in that statistic, and it would be a welcoming sight for fantasy managers if steals became a part of his repertoire once again. The 29-year-old sits at a slash line of .257/.327/.545 with seven homers, 17 RBI, 20 runs and a 11:36 BB:K over 113 plate appearances thus far.

MAY 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Twins mailbag: Alex Kirilloff in the minors, Byron Buxton at DH and extension talk Plus the AL Central mess, Max Kepler making the Twins look smart, Jordan Balazovic's new role and Nick Gordon's ticking clock.

MAY 1, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Goes yard again Buxton went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, a double and scored twice in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Royals.

Impact Buxton led off the second inning with a double to right and would come around to score the first run of the game. He then ignited a five-run third inning with a three-run blast to left that traveled 453 feet. The 29-year-old has four home runs in his last five games and is up to a slash line of .258/.324/.557 with seven homers, 17 RBI, 19 runs and a 10:34 BB:K over 108 plate appearances.

MAY 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sonny Gray, Byron Buxton lead Twins past Royals Sonny Gray pitched six strong innings and Byron Buxton blasted a three-run homer as the Minnesota Twins cruised to an 8-4 victory over the K...

APRIL 30, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Byron Buxton's three-run homer helps Twins win 8-4, split four-game series with Royals Buxton's blast came in the Twins' seven-run third inning, allowing starter Sonny Gray to cruise through six innings to pick up the victory....

APRIL 30, 2023 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Buxton homer, Gray's 6 innings push Twins over Royals 8-4

Byron Buxton hit a three-run homer as part of a seven-run third inning, Sonny Gray kept rolling with six strong innings and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4

APRIL 30, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mashes sixth homer Buxton went 1-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Royals.

Impact The 29-year-old accounted for all of the Twins' offense, crossing the plate in the fourth inning on a Brad Keller wild pitch before taking Taylor Clarke deep in the seventh. Buxton has been flexing his muscles lately, with four of his six homers on the season coming in his last seven games -- a stretch in which he's also driven in eight runs.

APRIL 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Smacks fifth homer of season Buxton went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Thursday's 7-1 win over Kansas City.

Impact Buxton's three-run homer broke the game open in the fourth inning, extending Minnesota's lead to 6-1. The 29-year-old is slashing .244/.305/.488 so far this season, and now has hits in six of his last seven games.

APRIL 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting for day game Buxton is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.

Impact Buxton looks to be sitting out for maintenance purposes while the Twins and Yankees conclude their series with a day game after a night game. Jose Miranda will step in as the Twins' designated hitter in place of Buxton, who has settled into a groove at the dish of late with seven hits -- including two home runs and three doubles -- over his last six games.

APRIL 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE