The Twins announced today that they have placed outfielder on the 10-day injured list with left ribcage inflammation. Catcher , who was activated from the paternity list, will take Buxtons spot on the active roster. In an additional transaction, the Twins officially selected right-hander s contract from Triple-A. He will take the roster spot left vacant after yesterdays . Buxton left Saturdays game early with what the team then deemed left side sorene s (per ). His MRI revealed he had suffered rib cartilage irritation, which manager described as positive news on Sunday (per ). At the time, the team believed Buxton to be day-to-day. Evidently, they have now decided hell Zoilo Versalles Jersey need more than a couple of days off to recover. He is now eligible to return next Wednesday, though its not yet clear how long hell be out. The All-Star center fielder is in the midst of a phenomenal season thats shaping up to be the best of his career. He is slashing .282/.343/.561 with 23 home runs, 17 stolen bases, and 4 OAA. His 3.9 FanGraphs WAR ranks him among the top 10 players in the American League. Of course, playing at a superstar level has never been a problem for Buxton. Rather, his problem has always been staying on the field. He has dealt with injury i sues in every season of his career. Only once has he qualified for the batting title, and even then, he just barely reached the cutoff, taking 511 plate appearances over 140 games in 2017. Since then, he has yet to even surpa s 400 plate appearances in a season, and only once has he surpa sed 100 games (102 games played in 2024). This is already his second IL stint of 2025; he previously spent two weeks on the concu sion IL. The Twins and Buxton will hope his rib injury is not much more serious than they initially thought, allowing him to get back on the field in time to set new career highs in plate appearances and games played. While Buxton is out, the Twins have an excellent backup plan in as long as he isnt traded in the next two days. Bader is a Gold Glove-winning center fielder, and he also happens to be enjoying the best offensive season of his career. He has played most of his games in left field this year (marking the first time in his career hes spent more time in a corner than in center), but he was one of the games premier defensive center fielders over the previous seven years. When the Twins signed Bader over the offseason, they were presumably hoping hed spend as much time in a corner spot as po sible, but they surely knew he might eventually have to fill in for Buxton in center. Things will become more complicated for Baldelli if the Twins trade Bader ahead of the deadline, especially if they also part with utility man . That would likely leave rookie as Minnesotas starting center fielder in Buxtons absence. Keirseys speed should help him hold his own in center, but he is batting .120 with a .354 OPS this year in 78 plate appearances. Thats a big drop-off from Baders production and a ma sive drop-off from Buxtons production. Regardle s, if the Twins are planning to continue selling before the deadline, it seems unlikely that Buxtons injury would prevent them from parting with Bader or Castro. Emmanuel Clase Jersey