Byron Buxton is headed to California to be examined by a shoulder specialist, and Ryan LaMarre is a Twin again.
Busy day for the Twins’ outfield.
Manager Rocco Baldelli said the decision to get another opinion on Buxton’s status was made a few days ago. “He obviously has something going on in” his shoulder, Baldelli said. “It’s not like he’s completely symptom-free.”
Buxton hasn’t swung a bat during a game since Aug. 1, a day after colliding with the center field wall in Miami. The injury flared up again during his rehab, limiting him to defense and pinch-running.
With Marwin Gonzalez also sidelined, and Jake Cave and Max Kepler battling injuries, too, the Twins added to their depth on Sunday by acquiring former Twin Ryan LaMarre from Atlanta for cash. The 30-year-old Michigan native, who made the team during spring training 2018, spent this season with Gwinnett, the Braves’ Class AAA team. LaMarre batted .311 with nine home runs, and takes Michael Pineda’s spot on the 40-man roster.
He’s on the bench today, with LaMonte Wade in the lineup. The Twins will try to win the series with Cleveland today, with Randy Dobnak serving as the “opener” for the second time in a week. Here are the lineups:
INDIANS
Lindor SS
Mercado CF
Santana 1B
Puig RF
Kipnis 2B
Reyes DH
Allen LF
Plawecki C
Chang 3B
Clevinger RHP
TWINS
Kepler RF
Garver DH
Polanco SS
Rosario LF
Astudillo C
Arraez 3B
Adrianza 1B
Wade CF
Schoop 2B
Dobnak RHP
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La Velle E. Neal III has covered baseball for the Star Tribune since 1998 (the post-Knoblauch era). Born and raised in Chicago, he grew up following the White Sox and hating the Cubs. He attended both the University of Illinois and Illinois-Chicago and began his baseball writing career at the Kansas City Star. He can be heard occasionally on KFAN radio, lending his great baseball mind to Paul Allen and other hosts.
Phil Miller covered three seasons of Twins baseball, but that was at a different ballpark for a different newspaper. Now Miller returns to the baseball beat after joining the Star Tribune as the Gopher football writer in 2010, and he won't miss the dingy dome for a minute. In addition to the Twins and Gophers, Miller covered the Utah Jazz and the NBA for six years at The Salt Lake Tribune.
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