Buxton Season-Ending Hip Surgery, Out for Year — SkimNews
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- Byron Buxton will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right hip and miss the remainder of the 2025 season, the Twins announced, with recovery expected in time for spring training.
- Buxton has been on the injured list since Aug. 30 — his third IL stint this season, all stemming from hip issues — capping a year in which he hit .254 with 25 home runs and 46 RBIs in 93 games.
- The three-time All-Star, 32, has now played fewer than 100 games in nine of his 12 major-league seasons, reinforcing a long-standing durability concern that has shadowed his career.
- The Twins entered Friday six games behind the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central and 4½ games back in the race for the final AL wild-card spot, with 16 regular-season games remaining.
Why it matters: Buxton is under contract as the Twins' franchise centerpiece, and a third IL trip for the same hip in one season underscores why Minnesota has long struggled to get a full year out of him — with the team now 4½ games out of a wild-card spot and missing its best athlete for the stretch run.
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