Twins' Buxton suffers facial contusion in nasty collision with Bogaerts
Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton and Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts were involved in a collision during Friday's Grapefruit League contest.
Buxton was attempting to get out of a rundown between third and home when he collided with Bogaerts.
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Buxton seemed to get the worst of it, as he immediately left the game after being tended to by Minnesota's trainers. He was diagnosed with a right facial contusion and is being listed as day-to-day, according to Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer-Press.
The injury comes in the middle of what's been a phenomenal spring for Buxton, who's looking to rebound from a miserable 2018 campaign. He entered Friday's game slashing .438/.472/.906 with four homers and three steals.
Bogaerts, meanwhile, appeared to be in pain but managed to stay in the game and took his scheduled at-bat the following inning.