Every Monday throughout the 2024 MLB season, Yardbarker will unveil a comprehensive list devoted to a baseball-related topic. This week, we're ranking the top five most notable hitters who must rebound from slow starts.
With the two other members of Minnesota's core trio sidelined by injuries, pressure is mounting for Byron Buxton to step up and power the lineup. So far, he's been falling short, and it's not very hard to see why.
There have not been many silver linings for the Minnesota Twins to start the 2024 season. On Monday night, in front of a loaded Los Angeles Dodgers team and an excited Target Field crowd, one of the team's most beloved performers and leaders provided one.
Always look both ways before exiting the dugout.
Byron Buxton nearly got reverse-Randall Simon’d on Tuesday afternoon. The Minnesota Twins outfielder Buxton narrowly escaped disaster during [checks notes] the Milwaukee Brewers’ famous Sausage Race at American Family Field.
The Twins nearly lost him to a bratwurst in Milwaukee.
It was a somber start to the second game of the season with the Minnesota Twins providing injury updates on Royce Lewis and Anthony DeSclafani. Austin Martin was promoted to grab a roster spot though, and the club looked for a 2-0 start to the season.
Byron Buxton has always been held back by his injuries, but one of his Twins teammates is not shying away from comparing him to a generational player.
Opening week for Major League Baseball is finally upon us, and the Minnesota Twins are coming off their most successful season in recent franchise history, thanks to an October that ended the longest playoff drought in North American sports.
The Minnesota Twins haven’t won a lot of games down in Fort Myers, this spring. Luckily, exhibition wins and losses don’t matter. What matters is keeping your best players healthy.
So where are the betting values on the odds table for major-league RBI leaders? Yardbarker's Matt Wiesenfeld shines a light on the board.
The two relievers are expected to be out for a little while, and DeSclafani possibly much longer. Per Steve Adams at MLB Trade Rumors, Jhoan Duran has been diagnosed with a “moderate” oblique strain, and Caleb Thielbar with a strained hamstring.
Byron Buxton is having a tremendous spring training but there is now a new level of concern after he was scratched from the lineup Monday with lower back tightness. If it's just a tight back, it's might be no big deal and he's just getting a day to loosen up.
Former Twins outfielder Michael A. Taylor is in agreement with the Pittsburgh Pirates on a one-year deal with $4 million, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
Byron Buxton’s health and performance have been a positive storyline throughout spring training. With Opening Day quickly approaching, what would make the 2024 season a success for the Twins’ center fielder?
Byron Buxton last played center field on August 22, 2022 in a game against the Texas Rangers. He then spent all of 2023 pretending to be a designated hitter, something he wasn’t very good at.
Byron Buxton is boldly claiming he will do something he's rarely done throughout his Twins career. The 30-year-old told assembled media Monday that he will compete with Willi Castro for the team lead in stolen bases, saying that both of them will have about 30 this season.
On Saturday, we learned that Minnesota Twins' standout Byron Buxton feels completely healthy heading into 2024. Now, Buxton says he feels that with his newfound health, he can steal 30 bases this year.
The Minnesota Twins may be even more ecstatic than Buxton that he's finally healthy.
Buxton, 30, was limited to DH-only duties during the 2023 campaign as he battled knee issues before ultimately undergoing knee surgery in October.
Minnesota Twins standout Byron Buxton said at a fan function that he will be playing center field once more this coming season. Whether his body can hold up to the rigors of the position, however, is an open question.
Team officials are pleased with Buxton’s progress and that the goal for the 29-year-old is for him to return to baseball activities by the end of 2023.
As expected, Byron Buxton will not be available for the wild-card round of the 2023 MLB postseason.
He hasn’t played in an MLB game since he was placed on the injured list on Aug. 4.
Byron Buxton may have left the team for paternity leave on Monday, but he’s still healthy and will only be gone for three days. Even though he’s healthy, he’s still in the worst slump of his career and unlikely to see any playing time outside a designated hitter/pinch hitter role once he returns.
Twins All-Star Byron Buxton exited Wednesday's 3-1 win over the White Sox following a scary collision with second baseman Lenyn Sosa.
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