Buxton (concussion) has begun ramping up his baseball activities and is back to running on solid ground rather than in a pool or on a treadmill, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
Buxton and teammate Carlos Correa both landed on the 7-day concussion IL after colliding during a game last week, and while Correa was reinstated from the injured list Friday, Buxton's recovery hasn't been as quick. He remains without a return timeline but appears to be trending in the right direction.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Still experiencing symptoms
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Twins athletic trainer Nick Paparesta said Wednesday that Buxton is considered further behind in his recovery than Carlos Correa as both players recover from concussions, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
Buxton and Correa were placed on the 7-day injured list after the two were involved in an on-field collision in a May 15 game. The Twins haven't offered up a timeline for either player's return from the IL, but Correa is apparently trending toward being activated sooner than Buxton.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Placed on concussion IL
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The Twins placed Buxton on the 7-day concussion injured list Saturday.
It had previously been reported that Buxton cleared concussion protocol after bumping heads with Carlos Correa (concussion) on Thursday, but that has turned out not to be the case. Buxton's move is retroactive to Friday, so he'll be required to miss only six more days before being eligible for activation, and the Twins will make a corresponding move to fill his roster spot Sunday.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Remains out Saturday
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Buxton (head) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game versus Milwaukee.
Buxton will begin on the bench for a second straight game following Thursday's collision with Carlos Correa. While Correa was diagnosed with a concussion, Buxton has cleared concussion protocol, though it's not clear if he could be used off the bench. With Buxton out of the lineup Saturday, DaShawn Keirsey is getting a second consecutive start in center field.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Clears concussion protocol
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Buxton cleared concussion protocol Friday and is considered day-to-day, Audra Martin of FanDuel Sports Network North reports.
Buxton will not require a trip to the 7-day concussion IL after colliding with Carlos Correa during Thursday's contest, though the same cannot be said for the latter. Buxton will sit down for Friday's series opener against Milwaukee but could return sometime later this weekend.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Not in Friday's lineup
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Buxton (head) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Brewers.
The 31-year-old entered the concussion protocol after a collision with Carlos Correa (head) during Thursday's matchup with Baltimore, and both players are absent from the starting nine Friday. If diagnosed with a concussion, Buxton is likely to be placed on the 7-day injured list, but for now he should be considered day-to-day.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Getting looked at for concussion
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Buxton entered concussion protocol after exiting Thursday's game against Baltimore following a collision with Carlos Correa, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
Buxton appeared to bang heads with a backpedaling Correa while chasing down a shallow flyball in the third inning. The latter left the game immediately after the incident, and Buxton followed a half-inning later. Both of them are being evaluated for a concussion, and more details on their respective statuses should come out in the near future.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Leaves game after collision
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Buxton departed Thursday's game in Baltimore following a collision with teammate Carlos Correa, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Buxton and Correa collided in the bottom of the third inning while they were both chasing a pop-up that Buxton caught. Correa immediately exited the contest and Buxton joined him an inning later. The Twins should have more on Buxton's condition shortly. Buxton homered in one of his two plate appearances before leaving.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Remains red-hot Wednesday
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Buxton went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 5-2 win over Baltimore.
Buxton gave the Twins their first lead with a three-run blast off Charlie Morton in the third inning. It was the veteran outfielder's third straight game with a homer, and he now has eight RBI over that stretch. Buxton also extended his hitting streak to seven contests, a span during which he's batting .400 (12-for-30) with four extra-base hits.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Homers, tallies four RBI
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Buxton went 2-for-4 with an RBI double, a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 9-1 win over the Twins.
Buxton got the scoring started in the third inning with an RBI double to left field, and he extended the Twins' lead to seven runs in the seventh frame with a three-run homer off Matt Bowman. Buxton has smacked a home run in back-to-back games and has reached base safely in each of his last 12 games. Over that span, he has gone 16-for-49 (.327 average) with two stolen bases, nine runs scored, five home runs and 12 RBI.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Buxton is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Buxton will receive Sunday off after a run of 14 consecutive starts, and he was productive during that stretch with two doubles, two triples and five homers despite a 32.8 percent strikeout rate. Harrison Bader will shift to center field while DaShawn Keirsey picks up a start in left.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Smacks two-run shot
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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: 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: 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.
