MN Twins Officially Activate Byron Buxton

Byron Buxton has been eligible to return from the injured since Wednesday August 6. He wound up missing the entire series against the Kansas City Royals though, in order to continue his recovery from a rib injury.

Although the Minnesota Twins traded away virtually everyone with a pulse at the trade deadline, Byron Buxton remains worth the price of admission at Target Field (or subscription to Twins.TV). And Buck has plenty of incentives in his contract to play for.

Byron Buxton back for Minnesota Twins against Yankees

After a short three-game series against the Royals at Target Field, the Minnesota Twins are back on the road. Their next opponent, starting on Monday, is the New York Yankees.

It’s a quick one-series road trip to the Bronx and, according to The Athletic’s Aaron Gleeman, it sounds like the Twins’ All-Star outfielder will be on the plane and activated to the 26-man roster prior to Monday’s game one. Minnesota made it official on Monday morning.

Sounds like there's a good chance the #MNTwins will activate Byron Buxton (ribs) during the upcoming Yankees series in New York, perhaps as soon as Monday.

— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) August 10, 2025

We have made the following roster move: pic.twitter.com/8Xrqj6DZgc

— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) August 11, 2025

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When Byron Buxton hit the injured list a couple of weeks ago, he had 85 games under his belt on the season. With just 15 more needed to hit 100, and 45 remaining on Minnesota’s schedule, it’s a good bet he surpasses the century mark in consecutive seasons for just the first time in his career.

Buxton leads Minnesota with 3.9 fWAR this season. He has a .282/.343/.561 slash line with 23 home runs. It’s beyond likely that he gets real consideration amongst MVP voting. Buxton won’t win the award, but a top-10 finish will pay him out millions in incentives.

The Yankees have been playing poor baseball of late, going just 4-and-6 over their last ten. While they are 35-23 at Yankee Stadium, it’s always fun when Minnesota can spoil something for the heralded franchise.

Hopefully this is the last time Buxton misses the rest of the way. He has shown a considerable amount of leadership since the fallout of the trade deadline. He’s certainly itching to be back on the diamond doing his thing.