Buxton carted off after hitting wall

ARLINGTON, Texas - For a few anxious minutes, Byron Buxton’s star-crossed career appeared to take another unfortunate turn Friday night at Globe Life Park.
The young Twins center fielder was taken off the playing field on a utility cart after crashing into the outfield wall in pursuit of Rougned Odor’s first-inning triple. The Twins later announced the injury as a right knee contusion and said Buxton was day-to-day after undergoing further medical evaluation at the stadium.
Buxton, 22, initially appeared able to stay in the game, collecting himself on the warning track as left fielder Robbie Grossman went over to check on him.
After it became clear Buxton had injured himself, Twins manager Paul Molitor and head athletic trainer Dave Pruemer jogged out to center. While it appeared Buxton’s right shoulder and the right side of his head struck the wall, he later crumpled to the ground and was clutching his lower right leg.
It was at that point assistant Twins trainer Tony Leo and two Texas Rangers trainers rushed out to assist. They were joined by the entire Twins defense.
Eddie Rosario replaced Buxton in center field.
Coincidentally, Buxton made his big-league debut at Globe Life Park on June 14, 2015.
This marked the second straight Friday that Buxton had crashed into the outfield wall. He did so at home against the Rangers on July 1 and later sat out three of four games with what Molitor described as “general soreness.”
Buxton, rated the No. 2 overall prospect in baseball last winter, entered hitting .212 in 151 at-bats. He was reaching base at just a .253 clip after surging in the immediate wake of his latest promotion from the minors (May 31).
Amid a litany of injuries that have plagued Buxton during his professional career, the most serious was an outfield collision at Class AA New Britain in August 2014. He was rushed to the hospital with a concussion and season-ending neck injuries.