<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/twins-news-byron-buxton-boost-amid-playoff-push');   ga('set', 'title', 'Twins set for huge Byron Buxton boost amid playoff push');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Twins-news-Minnesota-set-for-huge-Byron-Buxton-boost-amid-playoff-push.jpg"></figure><h1>Twins set for huge Byron Buxton boost amid playoff push</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-12T07:14:04-07:00">September 12th, 7:14am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-12T07:14:04-07:00">September 12th, 7:14am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a>Andrew Meyers is an avid sports fan with a fondness for Philadelphia teams that rarely love him back. He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Twins are finally starting to get healthy at the right time and expect an All-Star back in the lineup this weekend. Center fielder Byron Buxton will return from the injured list Friday for Minnesota’s series-opener against the Cincinnati Reds, Twins manager Rocco Badelli <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41226355/twins-byron-buxton-return-il-vs-reds-friday" rel="noopener">announced</a> Wednesday night. Utility player Austin Martin was optioned to Triple-A.</p><p>Buxton missed a month with right hip inflammation, spending time on the injured list for the second time this season. He missed two weeks in May with a knee issue before hitting the IL again on Aug. 15. There’s a chance Buxton fails to play 100 games again, something he hasn’t done since 2017. He’s appeared in 90 while the Twins have 16 left in the regular season.</p><p>Buxton looked phenomenal as usual on the diamond, putting up All-Star numbers without the recognition. He’s hitting .275 with an .862 OPS, 23 doubles and 16 home runs. He has a .999 OPS since the All-Star break and continues to play spectacular defense in center field. Despite not playing the field at all in 2023, he has not committed an error this year.</p><p>There’s no guarantee that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-news-byron-buxton-rehab-assignment-manuel-margot-injury">Buxton will be 100%</a> upon his return. He didn’t want to go on another rehab assignment after his last one was cut short, so the Twins are rolling the dice and hoping their All-Star center fielder can play through any pain he has. It’s not ideal, but Minnesota doesn’t have many other choices.</p><h2><b>Twins trying to get healthy for playoffs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Byron-Buxton-Twins.jpg"><figcaption>Jordan Johnson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The ailing Twins are trudging along and maintaining their playoff position despite several key injuries. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-fatal-flaw-prevent-mlb-playoffs">offense is struggling without Byron Buxton</a> and Carlos Correa but their returns should provide a major boost to the lineup.</p><p>After Buxton’s latest update, it seemed like Correa would be back first. The Twins shortstop remains sidelined though as Buxton likely rejoins the lineup Friday night. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-carlos-correa-sets-sights-on-injury-return-but-theres-a-catch">Correa reportedly has a return date</a> in mind but still has a few checkpoints to hit.</p><p>The pair of Twins stars, along with outfielders Manuel Margot and Max Kepler, took live batting practice at Target Field Tuesday. Minnesota welcomed Margot back Wednesday after he missed 10 games with a groin strain.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-news-pablo-lopez-dishes-truth-love-baseball">Twins’ pitching staff</a> took a a few injury hits as well throughout the season. None of their long-term injured arms are expected back in 2024, although Chris Paddack has an outside chance to return if the Twins make a deep playoff run.</p><p>Minnesota’s likeliest scenario is clinching the sixth seed in the American League, although they only trail the Kansas City Royals by 1 1/2 games for the fifth seed and second Wild Card spot. Both positions lead to a road date in the first round.</p><p>Maybe Byron Buxton’s return will help spark the Twins into a hot stretch of play for the final two weeks of the regular season. He doesn’t have much time to get into a groove at the plate but an expedited approach could be good for the oft-injured Buxton. Keeping his mind on the ball rather than his body will help both Buxton and the Twins succeed.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Twins set for huge Byron Buxton boost amid playoff push

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/twins-news-byron-buxton-rehab-assignment-manuel-margot-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Twins’ Byron Buxton begins rehab assignment amid Manuel Margot injury blow');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Twins-news-Byron-Buxton-begins-rehab-assignment-amid-Manuel-Margot-injury-blow.jpg"></figure><h1>Twins’ Byron Buxton begins rehab assignment amid Manuel Margot injury blow</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-02T15:36:40-07:00">September 2nd, 3:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-02T15:36:58-07:00">September 2nd, 3:36pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-twins-ready-breakout-september-ahead-playoffs">The Minnesota Twins hope OF Byron Buxton</a> may <a href="https://x.com/dohyoungpark/status/1830697671528476850" rel="noopener">return soon</a> after being sent on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Saint Paul on Monday. It’s almost convenient timing since the Twins placed OF Manuel Margot on the 10-day injured list (adductor tenson strain). Margot left Saturday’s 15-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in the fifth inning.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Big day in St. Paul: Byron Buxton begins a rehab assignment today with the Saints with 7 innings of center field, and Emmanuel Rodríguez has also been promoted from Double-A up to Triple-A for the first time.</p><p>Buxton hitting second in CF, Emma hitting third at DH for St. Paul.</p><p>— Do-Hyoung Park (@dohyoungpark) <a href="https://twitter.com/dohyoungpark/status/1830697671528476850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 2, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Twins made a flurry of transactions on Sunday. They activated SS Brooks Lee from the 10-day injured list, selected the contracts for IF/OF Michael Helman and RHP Diego Castillo from Triple-A St. Paul and designated RHP Caleb Boushley for assignment. RHP Chris Paddack was moved from the 15- to 60-day injured list.</p><p>In 116 games this year, Margot is hitting .250 with four homers and 30 RBIs as a rotational outfielder. When asked about his immediate playing time, manager Rocco Baldelli <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41089043/twins-place-manuel-margot-il-activate-ss-brooks-lee" rel="noopener">wasn’t sure</a> when the 29-year-old could return via Twins’ field level media.</p><p>“I’d say it’s unlikely Manny is going to be playing in the near future,” Baldelli said. “But we have to wait for the MRI results for a number of reasons, before we can really proceed or feel confident with anything.”</p><p>The MRI results came in and Margot will be <a href="https://x.com/nightengalejr/status/1830697802730766550" rel="noopener">reevaluated in a week</a>.</p><h2><b>Twins’ Wild Card race requires Byron Buxton, Chris Paddack, Carlos Correa</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Twins-news-Byron-Buxton-begins-rehab-assignment-amid-Manuel-Margot-injury-blow-1.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Buxton is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-twins-ready-breakout-september-ahead-playoffs">one of many key injured players</a> that haven’t played for the Twins in recent weeks. Joe Ryan’s season is likely over. Chris Paddack is on track for a late September return after playing catch from 60 feet last week. Carlos Correa hasn’t played since July 12 and still has no timeline for a potential return.</p><p>It’s a testament to the team’s depth and fortitude that they’re in the Wild Card if the playoffs were to start today. They called up pitchers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-prospects-promote-mlb-playoff-stretch-run">David Festa and Zebby Matthews</a> and may need to dig deep into the minor leagues to make a proper postseason run.</p><p>In mid-August, Twins’ athletic trainer Nick Paparesta, via Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, provided an update on Correa’s injury status.</p><p>“We need to get him to where he’s comfortable running on a daily basis, not having soreness the next day,” Paparesta said. “As you deal with these plantar fasciitis injuries, you realize these things can drag on. Once you see him out there running a lot, you’ll know we’re in a pretty good spot.”</p><p>Correa was raking before his injury, connecting for 13 home runs and 47 RBI with a .308/.377/.520/.896 slash line in 75 games. Those numbers earned him an All-Star bid, his first since leaving the Houston Astros in 2021.</p><p>With Correa, Buxton and Paddack available, the Twins could make a serious run at it, given their 4.5-game lead in the Wild Card. With 26 games left to play, Minnesota still has about four weeks left to get healthy.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Twins’ Byron Buxton begins rehab assignment amid Manuel Margot injury blow

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He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP,  he's writing sports betting predictions for numerous sites across North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton has been a walking band-aid since coming into the big leagues in 2015 and on Monday night, his injury problems continued.</p><p>Following a strikeout in the fifth inning against the Kansas City Royals, Buxton left the game with right hip discomfort. On Wednesday, Twins skipper Rocco Baldelli <a href="https://twitter.com/nightengalejr/status/1823750965310210296" rel="noopener">gave a murky update</a> on Buxton’s latest issue.</p><p>Via Bobby Nightengale:</p><p>“Rocco Baldelli didn’t rule out a potential IL stint for Byron Buxton, who left Monday’s game with right hip discomfort: “There was some good news on the MRI actually. Symptomatically, though, I’d say he could feel better.”</p><p>The veteran was 0 for 3 before departing. Minnesota ended up winning the contest 3-0.</p><h2><b>Twins’ Byron Buxton struggling to stay healthy</b></h2><p>Buxton made his big league debut nine years ago and he’s only played over 100 games once in his career. That came in 2017 when the Georgia native suited up 140 times. Since then, he’s struggled immensely to stay on the diamond. This season has been more promising, though. Buxton already has 90 games under his belt, slashing .275 with 16 home runs and 49 RBI. He’s also playing great defense in center field.</p><p>Twins’ president of baseball operations joined MLB Network’s High Heat on Tuesday and discussed how the ball club <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1823433841903866206" rel="noopener">has been cautious</a> with Buxton this year given his injury problems in past seasons:</p><p>“Byron, we know, is such a key member of this lineup, this whole team,” Falvey said. “He’s playing great defense, the offense has really rebounded. He’s got 90 games under his belt. We’re continuing to progress him.</p><p>“We know that he’s dealt with the injuries he’s had over the course of the last few years. We did, earlier in the season, have a little bit of a shutdown for him to try and get him healthy, to get him through. He really learned how to manage all of these things, all the way through the season. Hopefully he tracks well today, he dealt with a little bit of an issue last night. We’ll see how he shows up today.”</p><p>It’s definitely been a resurgent campaign for Buxton, who is a key piece <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-roster-moves-minnesota-must-make-after-trade-deadline">for the Twins</a> on both sides of the ball. By the sounds of it, he shouldn’t miss too much time with this latest injury, but an IL stint would hurt Minnesota. The organization is currently in the playoff race, holding a Wild Card spot. They’re also just 3.5 games out of first place in the American League Central.</p><h2><b>Twins also without Carlos Correa</b></h2><p>Minnesota has been getting by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-news-carlos-correa-promising-injury-update-theres-catch">without star shortstop Carlos Correa</a> as well. He’s on the IL due to plantar fasciitis. Falvey said Correa is still having some pain in his foot, but he’s progressing well. The 29-year-old hasn’t played since July 12th.</p><p>“He’s tracking well,” Falvey said. “When we first put him on the IL, he felt that pain and that soreness when he was swinging. Now he’s in a place where that isn’t the case when he’s fielding balls. There’s still a little bit of soreness when he’s running.</p><p>“The last couple of days have gone really well, he’s in a better spot. We just need to work with him, partner with him. It’s not one of those injuries where you have a specific, perfect timeline. It’s one of those that you have to react how he’s feeling, how he’s progressing. But I do think he’s getting closer and he’ll be a big part of us down the stretch, I know that for sure.”</p><p>Hopefully, Buxton and Correa are back in the Twins lineup sooner rather than later.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Twins’ Byron Buxton gets murky injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/twins-news-twins-byron-buxton-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Twins get important Byron Buxton update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Twins-news-Minnesota-gets-important-Byron-Buxton-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Twins get important Byron Buxton update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-14T02:07:35-07:00">August 14th, 2:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-14T02:07:35-07:00">August 14th, 2:07am</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Twins’ 8-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday left a bittersweet taste in the team’s mouth, thanks to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-news-byron-buxton-injury-update-minnesota-at-ease">Byron Buxton’s injury scare</a> in the fifth inning. After experiencing hip discomfort, Buxton left the field where the medical staff assessed his condition. The team sat him out of the lineup on Tuesday’s Royals game while he received an MRI. Afterward, the MRI results came back clean, prompting the team to label Buxton as day to day.</p><p>Twins manager Rocco Baldelli <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/twins-injuries-and-roster-moves" rel="noopener">gave the update</a> on Tuesday.</p><p>“He’s going to sit with the doctors today as well, and talk through it,” Baldelli said to the media. “He is day to day right now. We’re going to see how he is later on this afternoon, how he is tomorrow and just kind of go from there.”</p><h2><b>Injury scare for the Twins</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Byron-Buxton-reacting-to-a-home-run.jpg"><figcaption>© Jordan Johnson-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Moreover, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-news-minnesota-president-drops-intriguing-roster-update-on-top-prospect-brooks-lee">Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey</a> gave additional comments about Buxton’s injury status.</p><p>“We know that he’s dealt with the injuries he’s had over the course of the last few years,” Falvey <a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/twins/minnesota-twins-injuries/twins-byron-buxton-to-meet-with-doctors-following-mri-falvey-gives-correa-update-01j56sgwxj47" rel="noopener">told</a> the MLB Network’s High Heat. “We did, earlier in the season, have a bit of a shutdown for him to try and get him healthy, to get him through. He really learned how to manage all of these things, all the way through the season. Hopefully he tracks well today, he dealt with a little bit of an issue last night. We’ll see how he shows up today.”</p><p>Prior to this injury, Byron Buxton has had a superb bounce-back performance, hitting 16 homers in 90 games at a .275 clip. Moreover, this season has seen <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-news-byron-buxton-injury-timetable-return-knee-surgery">Buxton play the third-most number</a> of games in his MLB career.</p><p>With a 13-3 victory over the Royals on Tuesday, the Twins now sit in second place of the American League Central with a record of 67-52. On first place is the Cleveland Guardians, with a record of 71-49. As the Twins navigate the rest of the season in the hopes of qualifying for the postseason, any injury scare to their best players will be critical.</p><p>For their remaining games, the Twins must win key games against division rivals, particularly the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-machine-gun-kelly-world-series-take-fans-hyped">Cleveland Guardians, who hold the best record</a> in the league together with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Fans will need to keep an eye for the Twins’ late-September series versus the Guardians, which could dictate this season’s AL Central champion. Depending on how they play, the Twins will also see how they stack up against potential playoff opponents.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Twins get important Byron Buxton update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/twins-news-byron-buxton-injury-update-minnesota-at-ease');   ga('set', 'title', 'Twins’ Byron Buxton gets injury update to put fans at ease');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Byron-Buxtons-injury-update-puts-Minnesota-at-ease.jpg"></figure><h1>Twins’ Byron Buxton gets injury update to put fans at ease</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-04T15:34:45-07:00">August 4th, 3:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-04T15:34:45-07:00">August 4th, 3:34pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Twins have had an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-news-carlos-correa-promising-injury-update-theres-catch">injury-plagued season</a>. Fans feared another injury when centerfielder Byron Buxton left Sunday’s game after he crashed into the wall making a catch. Buxton avoided injury, according to Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic, and was pulled from the game <a href="https://x.com/AaronGleeman/status/1820202587448283328" rel="noopener">for precautionary reasons</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Buh Buh BUXTON AT THE WALL!!!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNTwins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNTwins</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MLB</a> <a href="https://t.co/fz2HbW36Lv">pic.twitter.com/fz2HbW36Lv</a></p><p>— Bally Sports North (@BallySportsNOR) <a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportsNOR/status/1820191385179521520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The incredible grab came in the sixth inning of the Twins’ 13-7 win over the Chicago White Sox. The win completed the sweep of the lowly White Sox, who have lost 18 consecutive games. Gleeman reported that Buxton was likely leaving the game anyway because of the score.</p><p>Buxton has had injury issues throughout his career. He has only played 100 games once in a season, suiting up 140 times at 23 years old in 2017. Buxton is an impact player both offensively and defensively when he is healthy. He has a career OPS+ of 109 and 129 home runs while playing a solid center field.</p><p>The Twins have also suffered injuries to shortstop Carlos Correa, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-news-royce-lewis-issues-superman-admission-injury-concerns">third baseman Royce Lewis</a>, and starting pitcher Chris Paddack this season. Buxton missed 14 games of his own due to a knee injury back in May. Despite those stars missing games, the Twins are in a playoff position.</p><p>With Byron Buxton and the Twins occupying an American League Wild Card position, they will have to continue their excellence down the stretch to make the playoffs,</p><h2><b>Twins playoff chances with a healthy Byron Buxton</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Byron-Buxton-with-Minnesota-Twins.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The Twins entered Sunday with an 85.3% <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds-graphs?lg=AL&amp;div=C&amp;stat=poff&amp;year=2024" rel="noopener">chance of making</a> the playoffs, according to Fangraphs. They are three games clear of the Boston Red Sox, who represent the first team out. The Twins’ playoff chances will change dramatically in the next week, starting with a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs. Then, the Twins host the Cleveland Guardians.</p><p>The Guardians have the best record in baseball and a four-and-a-half-game lead over Minnesota. While a sweep is unlikely, if the Twins were able to win all four games it would change the entire playoff picture in the American League.</p><p>On the Wild Card side, there is a big series coming up between the Royals and Red Sox. That series will play a big role in the series next week between the Twins and Royals. Whether the Twins are trying to fend off the Royals or trying to chase them down in the Wild Card standings, big games are coming up.</p><p>The health of Byron Buxton is extremely important to the Twins’s playoff chances. They had lost four straight games and gone 7-7 when Buxton returned from his knee injury in May. The outfield depth is not built to lose their centerfielder, especially in the playoffs.</p><p>The Twins often use Manuel Margot to play center field when Buxton is out. Margot, formerly of the San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays, is hitting .240 this season, below his career average, and only has three home runs in 95 games. Buxton is hitting .274 and has 14 home runs in 84 games this season.</p><p>Byron Buxton was removed from the game due to precautionary reasons, allowing Twins fans to breathe a collective sigh of relief. The Twins are a better team and have a better chance of making the playoffs with Byron Buxton manning center field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.314	1	4	0.968	0

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.314	1	4	0.968	0

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