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Byron Buxton Injury: Updates on Twins Star's Thumb and Return

Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton has landed on the disabled list with a thumb injury two weeks after he was called up from the minors.

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Buxton to DL

Friday, June 26

According to MLB Roster Moves on Twitter, the Twins called up Danny Santana to take Buxton's spot on the roster:

.@Twins place OF Byron Buxton on 15-day DL with left thumb sprain; recall INF Danny Santana from Triple-A Rochester.

— MLBRosterMoves (@MLBRosterMoves) June 26, 2015

Buxton, who was injured sliding into second base against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, has struggled in his brief big-league tenure.