Knee feeling better, Byron Buxton's return to Twins imminent

When Byron Buxton landed on the injured list earlier this month with right knee inflammation, he had played in nearly every game to that point, appearing in 28 of the team's 30 contests. Most of that had come in center field. When Buxton comes back from the injured list — he met the team in Cleveland on Friday morning after playing in two rehab games with the Triple-A Saints and is likely to be activated ahead of Saturday's game — his usage is expected to be more or less similar to what it had been. “That's what I'm hopeful for,” manager Rocco Baldelli said.