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Seattle Mariners' Kyle Seager hits a three-run home run against the Minnesota Twins in the ninth inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)

Seager HR in 9th, Mariners rally late from 6 down, top Twins

By MIKE COOK - Associated Press

Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton celebrates the team's 10-2 win over the Seattle Mariners in a baseball game Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)

Buxton buzz: Twins excited by budding star’s powerful start

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton stumbles in an intrasquad baseball game Monday, July 13, 2020, in Minneapolis. Buxton left the field via a cart. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)

Twins relieved Buxton’s left foot injury just a sprain

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Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton, center, Marwin Gonzalez, right, and another player head to the batting cage during baseball training Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Minneapolis. Count Buxton among the players who probably benefited from baseball's virus-induced delay. The oft-injured Twins center fielder was coming off major shoulder surgery. After a late arrival due to the birth of his second child, Buxton is in camp at full speed. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Healed Twins speedster Byron Buxton: ‘I’ve got no limit’

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Minnesota Twins' C.J. Cron (24) and Byron Buxton (25) celebrate the team's 6-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox in a baseball game at Fenway Park, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Twins end CF Byron Buxton’s season with shoulder injury

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton (25) climbs the wall trying to catch the home run ball hit by Chicago White Sox center fielder Adam Engel (not pictured) during third inning of a baseball game Friday, July 26, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jeff Haynes)

Twins put Buxton, Pineda on injured list

By JOE ZIEMER - Associated Press

Minnesota Twins outfielders, from left, Eddie Rosario, Byron Buxton and Max Kepler celebrate with basketball-like shooting moves in the Twins 4-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles after a baseball game Sunday, April 28, 2019, in Minneapolis. The Twins won 4-1. Kepler and Buxton both hit home runs. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Kepler, Buxton power Twins over Orioles 4-1 for season sweep

By PATRICK DONNELLY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2018, file photo, Minnesota Twins' Miguel Sano bats against the Cleveland Indians in the seventh inning of a baseball game, in Minneapolis. One of the first things on manager Rocco Baldelli's to-do list was to travel to the Atlanta area and the Dominican Republic to start getting to know Byron Buxton and Sano. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, File)

Baldelli era begins for Twins with Buxton-Sano priority

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton autographs a bobblehead during the baseball team's TwinsFest on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)

Twins’ Buxton turns frustration into motivation and muscle

By BRIAN HALL - Associated Press

Twins reach 1-year deals with 8 players to avoid arbitration

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Twins’ Buxton out indefinitely with hairline fracture in toe

By PATRICK DONNELLY - Associated Press

FILE - This Feb. 23, 2018 file photo shows Minnesota Twins major league coach Jeff Pickler participating in batting practice before a spring training baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Fort Myers, Fla. The Twins have one of baseball's most talented outfields, and the coach they've assigned to tutor the young trio, Jeff Pickler, is also one of the game's up-and-coming coaches. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, file)

Pickler’s protegees: Twins outfield is on the rise

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton watches his ground ball on which a runner was forced and a run scored during the third inning of the American League wild-card baseball game against the New York Yankees, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Twins remove Buxton from wild-card game with back tightness

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The Minnesota Twins workout at Yankees Stadium, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in New York. The Twins face the New York Yankees in the American League wild card playoff game on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Yankees, Twins renew one-sided rivalry in AL wild-card game

By JAKE SEINER - Associated Press

Minnesota Twins' Max Kepler is greeted by third base coach Gene Glynn after a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Twins stay on track in postseason race, beat Tigers 7-3

By NOAH TRISTER - Associated Press

Minnesota Twins Byron Buxton celebrates in the dugout after hitting a a two-run home run off Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Joe Biagini during fourth-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Buxton hits 3 homers, Twins beat Blue Jays 7-2

By IAN HARRISON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, June 8, 2017, file photo, Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton lands after making a leaping catch of a line drive hit by Seattle Mariners' Robinson Cano during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Seattle. The Twins were thoroughly beaten during a four-game sweep over the weekend by the Cleveland Indians, losing their lead in the AL Central in the process. But the primary reason the Twins were there in the first place as one of baseball's most surprising teams has been a vast improvement in their defense, the third and most-overlooked phase of the game. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Defense keeping Twins competitive despite falling out of 1st

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Twins CF Buxton pulled as precaution after hitting wall

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FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2017, file photo, Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton runs on the field during a spring training baseball workout in Fort Myers, Fla. Buxton's first major league stints weren't so smooth, but the Twins have full faith in their former No. 2 overall draft pick. Despite going 0 for 5 with three strikeouts in the season opener Monday, April 3, in the No. 3 spot in the lineup, Buxton made two diving catches of sinking line drives in center field. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Anchoring outfield and batting 3rd, Byron Buxton has arrived

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

FILE - At left, in a Sept. 18, 2016, file photo, Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton watches his fly ball against the New York Mets in the eighth inning of a baseball game in New York. At center, in a March 10, 2017, file photo, Twins' Max Kepler (26) bats in a spring training baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Jupiter, Fla. At right, in a Sept. 10, 2016, file photo, Twins' Eddie Rosario bats against the Cleveland Indians in the eighth inning of a baseball game in Minneapolis. the Minnesota Twins have the makings of a solid outfield for years to come. They've all got high-ceiling potential as hitters, but the most immediate benefit is the speed on defense that ought to help a beleaguered pitching staff. (AP Photo/File)

With Buxton, Kepler and Rosario, future is here for Twins OF

By J. SCOTT BUTHERUS - Associated Press