CLEVELAND — Byron Buxton is back in the center of things for the Twins. The speedy outfielder returned from the injured list and was in Minnesota’s lineup batting fifth against Cleveland on Saturday after being sidelined the past two weeks with inflammation in his right knee. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said the short-term plan was to have Buxton in the …
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins put center fielder Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list Friday because of inflammation in his troublesome right knee, with guarded optimism his latest absence can be kept to the minimum. Buxton exited early from the game at Chicago on Wednesday after experiencing soreness in the knee that he’s had two surgeries on and limited …
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins star Byron Buxton had arthroscopic surgery Friday on his troublesome right knee with the goal of alleviating the irritation related to patellar tendinitis and returning to center field next season. “So that’ll be our mission through the offseason, to get him there.” The recovery timeline for Buxton is projected to be much shorter than after the …