How can you not feel bad for Byron Buxton? Yes, he’s on the Twins and the Twins are bad and gross, but just three days after finally coming off a lengthy injured stint, the center fielder was sent right back to it after getting hit on the hand by an errant pitch Monday night. At this point, he has an injury history about as long as some of his home runs and there just doesn’t appear to be an end in sight.
Buxton’s scorching start to the season was supposed to herald a great season for Minnesota, but he got injured and everything else fell apart quickly for them.