MARCH 28 • MLB.COM
BYRON BUXTON #25 - CENTER FIELDER - MINNESOTA TWINS
18 HR •
56 RBI •
.279 AVG
18 HR
56 RBI
.279 AVG
Buxton: 'My goal is to be present and available' KANSAS CITY -- To be clear, this is not a finish line of any sort. It is, in fact, merely the starting line to another long, long season. Bu...
With trio of stars healthy, Twins enter season with high expectations Carlos Correa, Byron Buxton and Royce Lewis all battled injuries last season but the trio is healthy to begin this year.
MARCH 27 • TWINCITIES.COM
Twins' Byron Buxton is younger at 30 than he was at 29 Byron Buxton was a broken-down designated hitter last summer. This spring, he's been sprinting, laughing and back in center field. More impo...
MARCH 25 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Twins centerfielder Byron Buxton scratched from game against Boston Red Sox due to back tightness It was a precautionary move after Buxton dove for a ball in a defensive drill. The Twins are off Tuesday, and manager Rocco Baldelli says th...
MARCH 18 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Scratched with back tightness Buxton was scratched from the Twins' Grapefruit League lineup Monday due to low-back tightness on his right side, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Impact Buxton has had a healthy and productive spring up to this point but has now encountered his first injury hiccup. It's not clear how long the back issue might keep Buxton out of action, but given his lengthy injury history the Twins will surely exercise the utmost caution. Buxton is slated to return to center field this season for Minnesota after spending last year at designated hitter.
MARCH 18 • ROTOWIRE
Twins' Byron Buxton flashes leather with diving catch in center field Byron Buxton wasn't trying to take any chances with his health, but his instincts took over as he backed up Pablo López, who gave up four ru...
MARCH 17 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Buxton starting to hit top speed: 'I wish the season started tomorrow' FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Just watch Byron Buxton run. It remains quite the sight when Buxton hits cruising velocity and just glides around the ba...
MARCH 9 • MLB.COM
How Byron Buxton played through injuries in 2023 to find hope with Twins The Twins center fielder played through injuries that his hitting coach said would have sidelined 99% of players, and while it led to a wayw...
MARCH 5 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Byron Buxton's return to center field gives Twins a day to celebrate Byron Buxton didn't make any diving catches; he just got his legs underneath him in his first game in center field since August 2022, but th...
FEBRUARY 28 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Patrick Reusse: Twins' Byron Buxton is back in center - if he stays there, watch out FORT MYERS, Fla. - Followers of sports teams have a tendency to heap criticism on an athlete missing substantial action with injuries, and t...
FEBRUARY 28 • KANSASCITY.COM
Byron Buxton's return to Twins center field goes as planned If Byron Buxton can play center field most of the time for the Twins, their 2024 lineup could be special.
FEBRUARY 27 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Twins' Byron Buxton makes spring debut, first appearance in center field in 554 days Said Baldelli: “He’s looked good all spring. … He looks strong and he looks explosive right now. Good day for him and ... for all of us."
FEBRUARY 27 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Byron Buxton returns to CF for the Twins. Knee trouble kept him from playing defense for 554 days
Byron Buxton is back in center field for the Minnesota Twins for the first time in 554 daysFEBRUARY 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
'Yeah, that was fun': After 554 days away, Buxton returns to center field FORT MYERS, Fla. -- When that first fly ball finally came, it went over Byron Buxton's head as he gave chase into the gap in right-center fi...
FEBRUARY 27 • MLB.COM
Byron Buxton returns to center field for the Twins with nerves and excitement He was considered the best center fielder in baseball, now Byron Buxton returns to the position 554 days after he last played there for the...
FEBRUARY 26 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Twins update: Chris Paddack not worried about innings limits; Byron Buxton impresses in full-squad workout Paddack is coming back from Tommy John surgery, while Buxton was only a designated hitter last season.
FEBRUARY 19 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Buxton already eyeing big things for '24: 'I can't wait' FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Byron Buxton actually admitted upon his arrival to Spring Training that he was really nervous to step foot in the outfie...
FEBRUARY 19 • MLB.COM
Twins' Byron Buxton glad for 'learning curve' with last year's injury While Byron Buxton is delighted to be back in center field, he says there's still positives to be had from a dismal 2023 season at DH.
FEBRUARY 17 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Healthy at last, Buxton eager to get back in center field FORT MYERS, Fla. -- There’s been a lot of pain in Byron Buxton’s existence in recent years. Not just the physical agony of the sensation in...
FEBRUARY 17 • MLB.COM
Can Byron Buxton return to center field? Twins' biggest spring training questions The Twins return largely the same group in 2024, with some lingering questions heading into spring training.
FEBRUARY 9 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Twins' Byron Buxton excited about return to center field: 'Oh yeah. I'm back.' Buxton is excited to help the team defensively after only serving as a DH in 2023. "Nothing makes me happier than playing the outfield.”
JANUARY 28 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Twins' Byron Buxton is headed back to center field: "Simple as that" After struggling last season, Byron Buxton spent the offseason doing daily rehab and says he's hitting with power again.
JANUARY 28 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
'I'm back': Buxton plans for return to center field MINNEAPOLIS -- As soon as the vast majority of the coaches and players who will don the uniform of the Minnesota Twins in 2024 congregated i...
JANUARY 27 • MLB.COM
Twins star Byron Buxton on return to center field: 'I'm back' Because of injuries, Buxton did not play a major league game in center field last season.
JANUARY 27 • TWINCITIES.COM
Twins' ZiPS projections include bounce-back seasons for Byron Buxton, Carlos Correa How do the Twins look on paper for 2024? Sometimes cold, hard, data-based objectivity is needed — feelings and narratives be damned.
JANUARY 15 • THEATHLETIC.COM
