Minnesota Twins star outfielder, Byron Buxton, has been named the American League Player of the Week for the week of April 27 thru May 3.
In seven games throughout the week, Buxton went 10-for-27 at the plate for a .345 batting average. He also hit five home runs while driving in seven runs along with scoring six times. The 12-year big leaguer hit a home run in three straight games for the sixth time in his career during the week.
Buxton is now the sixth player in Twins history to earn at least three honors joining Hall of Famers Joe Mauer (four times), Kirby Puckett (four times), and Rod Carew (three times) along with Kent Hrbek (four times) and Johan Santana (three times).
Twins will continue their series against the Nationals in Washington D.C. on Wednesday evening beginning at 5:45 p.m. with full game coverage available on Twins.TV. Bailey Ober is slated to be on the mound for Minnesota.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Twins right-hander Joe Ryan, who left Sunday’s 4-3 victory over Toronto because of soreness in his throwing elbow, does not appear to have any structural damage in his arm and could make his next scheduled start.
“He went out and threw today, which was a really good sign. Everything was normal,” Twins manager Derek Shelton told reporters before Tuesday’s game in Washington. “He’ll throw a bullpen tomorrow, and then, you know, if everything goes according to plan,” he’ll make his next scheduled start Saturday at Cleveland.
Ryan faced just two Toronto batters on Sunday before leaving the mound, striking out Yohendrick Piñango and walking Kazuma Okamoto. After the walk, Ryan signaled to catcher Victor Caratini and the dugout, and after conferring with Shelton and a team trainer at the mound, walked off the field.
Ryan (2-3, 3.72 ERA) made his first All-Star appearance in 2025 and is the ace of the Minnesota rotation with Pablo López out for the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in February.
Ryan’s health generally has not been an issue. He made 30 starts last season and at least 23 each of the previous three seasons.
Having been chosen to play in the World Baseball Classic this year, Ryan left his first spring start with lower back tightness. But he went on to make three subsequent exhibition starts and has made all his scheduled starts this season, including on opening day in Baltimore.
