May 7, 2025
Minnesota Twins outfielder
Byron Buxton went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, four RBI, and two runs during their victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday evening. Buxton hit an RBI double to left field in the second frame, scoring
Trevor Larnach. Later in the seventh, Buxton hit his eighth long ball of the season, scoring
Jonah Bride and
Willi Castro. This was Buxton's second-straight contest hitting a long ball. Over his last 10 contests, he has only gone hitless once and held an impressive .357/.378/.643 slash line with one double, one triple, and three home runs. The 31-year-old has generated an elite 14.1 percent barrel rate with a 55.3 percent hard-hit rate, which suggests he should continue to see his power production increase. He will be a popular play in DFS on Wednesday, facing Baltimore right-hander
Charlie Morton.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
April 27, 2025
Minnesota Twins outfielder
Byron Buxton is sitting on Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels with right-hander
Jose Soriano toeing the rubber for the Angels. Buxton has been productive lately, with three home runs, six RBIs, and a stolen base in the last seven days. On the season, he is now slashing .237/.269/.505 with six home runs, 22 runs scored, and 15 RBI with six stolen bases. This figures to be a planned off day for Buxton, as the Twins go for the sweep on Sunday. Filling in for Buxton will be
DaShawn Keirsey Jr. in left field, as
Harrison Bader shifts over to center field. Next up for Buxton and the Twins will be a four-game series against the Cleveland Guardians on the road.
--Nicho Roessler - RotoBallerSource: Minnesota Twins
April 13, 2025
Minnesota Twins outfielder
Byron Buxton decided to bring his power swing with him for this series against the Detroit Tigers. On Sunday, Buxton started off the scoring with a solo home run off right-hander
Casey Mize in the first inning. He would later double in the sixth inning as the Twins would eventually get the 5-1 victory. He finished his day 2-for-4 with a homer, double, and two runs scored. Buxton doesn't have a pretty slash line, but he finished with two homers and three RBI during this weekend series with the Tigers. Fantasy managers who have Buxton rostered might want to stick with him a little longer.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: mlb.com
April 10, 2025
Minnesota Twins outfielder
Byron Buxton is out of the lineup for a second straight game on Thursday in the series finale against the division-rival Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Buxton struck out four times in Tuesday's game in KC and will start the game on the bench once again in favor of
Harrison Bader, who is starting in center field and batting ninth against Royals right-hander
Michael Wacha. Buxton has gone hitless in seven career at-bats against Wacha, while Bader has hit .364 against the veteran hurler with a .728 OPS in 11 career at-bats. In his first 11 games of 2025, Buxton has been cold offensively, hitting .171 (7-for-41) with a homer, two doubles, four RBI, two stolen bases, one walk and 16 strikeouts in 43 plate appearances. As far as we know, the oft-injured Buxton is healthy. If he's not back in the lineup on Friday against the Tigers, though, something might be up.
UPDATE: Buxton has returned home for a personal matter.--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
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