Byron Buxton Not Ready To Play Center Field
1 year agoMinnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said that outfielder Byron Buxton (knee) still isn't ready to play center field. "From the beginning of the year, he has not been physically able to play in the outfield. If he was, he would be out there. If we even thought that it was possible that he could play in the outfield right now, he would be out there," Baldelli said. Buxton continues to serve exclusively as the team's designated hitter after having surgery on his right knee in September of last year. The oft-injured 29-year-old has managed to play in 55 games for the Twins in 2023 and he has nine doubles, 10 homers and six stolen bases, but he's hitting an extremely disappointing .202 (40-for-198) with a .306 on-base percentage. He has one hit in his last 34 at-bats with 17 K's in 10 games, so perhaps his knee is affecting him at the plate as well.
Source: MLB.com - Do-Hyoung Park
Source: MLB.com - Do-Hyoung Park