Twins reinstate Byron Buxton from concussion injured list after 11-game absence
SEATTLE AP The Minnesota Twins reinstated center fielder Byron Buxton from the seven-day concussion injured list Friday before a three-game series in Seattle two weeks after he collided with shortstop Carlos Correa in pursuit of a shallow fly ball Very good day to be getting Byron Buxton back mentioned manager Rocco Baldelli He finished up all of his protocol testing and all of that Did well and was cleared the last day in Tampa so the first challenge back was going to be nowadays Everything went pretty smoothly and I think he s very eager to get back out there Buxton missed games after the collision which also sent Correa into the concussion protocol Correa only needed the minimum seven-day stay on the injured list and missed five games To make room for Buxton outfielder Carson McCusker was sent back to Triple-A St Paul Buxton is batting with an OPS and extra-base hits including homers He also has runs RBIs and eight steals in games Well it s great for us Baldelli disclosed of getting Buxton back Both sides of the ball he does so plenty of wonderful things for us AP MLB https apnews com hub MLB Source