TORONTO -- Good news for the people of Rochester, N.Y.: Byron Buxton is headed your way.
The Twins' rookie outfielder, currently participating in simulated games in Fort Myers, Fla., is scheduled to join the Triple-A Red Wings on their current three-city road trip. The tentative plan is to have Buxton, sidelined since June with a sprained left thumb, begin a rehab assignment Friday in Charlotte, N.C., and then stay with the club as its continues on to Buffalo next week.
"He's doing well," Twins manager Paul Molitor said Wednesday. "I don't want to say he's 100 percent, but he's doing everything.