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Twins' Buxton to Undergo Hip Surgery, Done for Season
Confirmed
In Short: Twins outfielder Byron Buxton will undergo hip surgery next Friday, ending his season, according to reports.
Twins outfielder Byron Buxton will undergo hip surgery next Friday, ending his season, according to reports. Buxton, who has been dealing with a lingering hip injury since May, has been placed on the injured list multiple times this season.
General manager Jeremy Zoll stated that surgery is a potential option as they sort through Buxton's condition. Despite managing to play 75 games and hit.271/.328/.575 with 25 home runs, Buxton's performance has been hampered by the injury.
Buxton hopes to be ready for spring training in 2027, as he shared in an update ahead of his upcoming surgery. His absence will significantly impact the Twins, particularly with the team's playoff hopes fading.
With Buxton's surgery, the Twins have called up Walker Jenkins to start in center field, enabling Luke Keaschall to return to right field. Jenkins' ability to handle center field is crucial for the team's future, especially for 2027.
What's confirmed
- Twins outfielder Byron Buxton will undergo hip surgery next Friday, ending his season, according to reports. Buxton, who has been dealing with a lingering hip injury since May, has been placed on the injured list multiple times this season.
- General manager Jeremy Zoll stated that surgery is a potential option as they sort through Buxton's condition. Despite managing to play 75 games and hit.271/.328/.575 with 25 home runs, Buxton's performance has been hampered by the injury.
- Buxton hopes to be ready for spring training in 2027, as he shared in an update ahead of his upcoming surgery. His absence will significantly impact the Twins, particularly with the team's playoff hopes fading.
- With Buxton's surgery, the Twins have called up Walker Jenkins to start in center field, enabling Luke Keaschall to return to right field. Jenkins' ability to handle center field is crucial for the team's future, especially for 2027.
What's still developing
- Early on, he avoided the IL and returned to the lineup after a handful of days off, but that's become increasingly untenable and it's obvious Buxton is dealing with something more significant than a typical strain.
- Buxton was rarely at full strength in the first half, but he still managed to play 75 games and hit.271/.328/.575 with 25 homers to get voted in as an All-Star starter for the first time.
- "It would be some type of hip procedure, but we're not at that point right now." Buxton aggravated the hip injury at least a half-dozen times this season.
- Buxton aggravated his season-long hip injury on August 25 and hasn't played since.
- The expectation was that Buxton was going to receive the surgery at some point, but he wanted to wait and help the Twins compete for the postseason.
- That would obviously be far from ideal for MLB, but it would give Buxton even more time to recover from his hip surgery.