Twins manager Paul Molitor dropped another hint Sunday morning that Byron Buxton might return to the minor leagues once Aaron Hicks (right forearm) is ready to come off the disabled list.
"At least until we figure out where this thing is going to go, he's going to be out there," Molitor said. "We need him defensively. His presence at the bottom of the lineup, while it hasn't been productive yet, it's still exciting when he comes up. You can still sense that something good could happen every time he goes up there."
Buxton entered Sunday's game hitting .