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- Updated: August 7, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — On a rehab assignment with Triple-A Rochester, Minnesota third baseman Trevor Plouffe rented a food truck for his Minor League teammates on Saturday.
They won’t be eating quite so well anymore.
Plouffe was activated off the disabled list after the Twins’ 6-3 win on Sunday, and he’ll return Monday in the first contest of a four-game set with Houston. The club optioned Byron Buxton to Triple-A in a corresponding roster move.
Sidelined with a fractured rib since July 1, Plouffe had hit .252 with nine home runs and 27 RBIs in 58 games for the Twins. On Saturday, he went 2-for-4 with a homer and a double for the Red Wings. In six rehab games, Plouffe had six hits in 19 at-bats with a walk.
For Buxton, meanwhile, the demotion comes as he continues to struggle at the Major League level. In 63 games this year, Buxton is hitting just .193 with just 18 …
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