MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The fast track Byron Buxton has been on to the majors with the Minnesota Twins hit a huge speed bump last season.
Ranked by Baseball America magazine as the top prospect in the game when the year began, Buxton sprained his left wrist diving for a ball in March during spring training. He aggravated the injury in May sliding into a base with Class A Fort Myers after five games.
Promoted in August, Buxton was hurt again in his first game with Double-A New Britain in a scary outfield collision with a teammate. Then he broke a finger on his left hand in the Arizona Fall League in October. Buxton said Friday at TwinsFest his goal this season is to join the Twins in the majors. And to stay healthy, of course.
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