Byron Buxton injury history: A complete recovery timeline for Twins star in MLB career

Many strive to debar utilizing nan word "injury prone" erstwhile discussing athletes and their careers. It tends to belittle their performances and azygous them retired arsenic opposed to different players. 

Sometimes, though, nan word is warranted. Byron Buxton has been a prima for nan Twins since 2014. In that span, though, nan halfway fielder has played successful much than 92 games successful a play conscionable twice. The astir he played was 140 successful 2017, and nan 2nd astir was 2024, erstwhile he logged 102 appearances. With Minnesota playing 162 games a season, it has been challenging for nan franchise to prolong its occurrence without its brightest star.

Buxton's injuries person ranged from mild to severe. He has dealt pinch migraines, concussions, sprains, fractures, contusions, strains, inflammation, and subluxation.

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Here is simply a look astatine a complete wounded timeline for Buxton successful his MLB career. 

Byron Buxton wounded history

March 2014 - Buxton was nan No. 2 wide prime successful nan 2012 MLB Draft. He first sewage his chance to impressment nan big-league nine astatine outpouring training 2 years later successful 2014. Unfortunately, that is wherever his injuries began. Buxton was diving for a shot successful outpouring training and sprained his near wrist, which forced him to statesman nan play connected nan IL.

May 2014 - Buxton was activated connected May 4. In conscionable his 5th crippled of nan season, he re-injured his wrist. This time, Buxton missed almost 2 months of action and was reactivated connected July 6th. 

June 2015 - Buxton began nan 2015 play pinch Minnesota's Double-A Affiliate. He sewage his first awesome convention call-up connected June 14. Buxton played successful 10 games and past sprained his thumb. He went connected nan IL and was activated connected Aug. 10, finishing retired nan play successful Triple-A. 

July 2017 - 2016 was an uneventful twelvemonth for Buxton — partially because he avoided a important injury, but besides because he was still trying to find his footing successful nan awesome leagues. He began nan play arsenic nan starting halfway fielder, but he played poorly and was sent down to nan minors. Buxton made his measurement backmost to nan bigs successful 2017. In July, he was added to nan 10-day IL pinch a near groin strain and was activated connected Aug. 1. 

April 2018 - Buxton was added to nan 10-day IL owed to migraine symptoms. 

May 2018 - Buxton was added to nan 10-day IL aft fracturing a toed connected his near foot. This resulted successful him missing nan remainder of nan season. He was connected a rehab duty and qualified for September call-ups, but Minnesota opted not to usage a spot connected him, and nan outfielder said, "That didn't spell complete well."

He told reporters, "I ain't sugarcoating nothing. I wouldn't opportunity we're connected nan aforesaid page, but I ain't going to origin [trouble] betwixt us. I want to beryllium here. This is wherever I started my career, [and] this is wherever I want to decorativeness my career, for my teammates, my brothers."

June 2019 - Buxton was placed connected nan 10-day IL owed to a correct wrist contusion and was activated connected June 29.

July 2019 - Buxton was initially added to nan 7-day IL owed to concussion-like symptoms connected July 16, retroactive to July 14. He was moved to nan 10-day IL connected July 23, but he was activated connected July 25. 

August 2019 - Buxton was placed connected nan 10-day IL owed to near enarthrosis subluxation. This is simply a fancy measurement of saying that he partially dislocated his shoulder. He was activated connected Sept. 1, but he was past added to season-ending 60-day IL connected Sept. 10, again owed to near enarthrosis subluxation. 

August 2020 - Buxton was added to nan 10-day IL owed to near enarthrosis inflammation successful nan COVID-19 shortened season. He was activated connected Sept. 1.

May 2021 - Buxton was added to nan 10-day IL pinch a correct hep strain and was activated connected June 19. 

June 2021 - Three days aft being activated, Buxton was again placed connected nan 10-day IL, this clip pinch a fracture successful his near hand. He missed 2 months and was activated connected Aug. 27. 

August 2022 - Buxton was placed connected nan 10-day IL pinch a low-grade correct hep strain, but he missed nan remainder of nan season. He had arthroscopic knee room successful September. 

June 2023 - Buxton was placed connected nan 10-day IL retroactive to June 3 pinch a near rib contusion, and he was activated connected June 15. 

August 2023 - Buxton was added to nan 10-day IL pinch a correct hamstring strain that ended his regular season. He was activated connected Oct. 2, and saw sparse playing clip for nan Twins successful nan 2023 ALDS against nan Astros. 

May 2024 - Buxton was added to nan 10-day IL owed to correct knee inflammation and was activated connected May 18.

August 2024 - Buxton was added to nan 10-day IL owed to correct hep inflammation and was activated connected Sept. 12.

May 2025 - Buxton was added to nan 7-day IL pinch a caput wounded and was activated connected May 30.