Buxton day to day with bone bruise on right knee

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CLEVELAND — The Twins received good news on Byron Buxton on Monday, as the MRI exam taken on his right knee showed no structural damage. He has been dealing with a bone bruise that was aggravated while running the bases on Sunday, but he’s considered day to day. The Twins don’t believe a stint on the 15-day disabled list is necessary.

Buxton initially injured his knee while running into the center-field wall trying to make a catch against the Rangers on July 8 in Texas. He has been able to play through the injury, but he came out of Sunday’s game after reinjuring his knee while stealing second base in the second inning. Buxton did it while running, causing him to ditch his slide attempt into second and stealing second base standing up as a result.

“The MRI came back negative, but the bone bruise he got from crashing into the wall …

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