Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa and outfielder Byron Buxton exited Thursday’s win in opposition to the Baltimore Orioles after colliding through the backside of the third inning. On Friday, the Twins positioned Correa on the concussion-specific injured listing and activated infielder Ryan Fitzgerald. Buxton was positioned on the concussion listing Saturday. A corresponding name up shall be made Sunday.

The 2 Twins stars had been every monitoring a Cedric Mullins fly ball, with Correa holding his again to the outfield and Buxton coming in from heart. Buxton was in a position to snag the ball earlier than making contact. Each went down after showing to knock heads. Correa left instantly and Buxton initially stayed within the recreation earlier than departing.

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Correa, 30, got here into play on Thursday within the midst of a disappointing season. Over his first 40 video games, he hit .238/.276/.333 (70 OPS+) with two dwelling runs and 21 extra strikeouts than walks. Correa recorded a number of hits in two of his final three video games, offering some hope that he was within the strategy of correcting his course. 

Buxton, 31, has been one of the productive gamers on the Twins roster. By way of his first 40 video games, he is batted .258/.310/.503 (124 OPS+) whereas offering his common wonderful protection in heart discipline. Buxton had lifted his tenth dwelling run of the season an inning previous to the collision. 

The Twins are already and not using a few key gamers: rookie infielder Luke Keaschall has been on the injured listing with a fractured forearm he suffered in simply his seventh big-league recreation and outfielder Matt Wallner has been sidelined for a month by a strained hamstring. 

However, the Twins entered Saturday with a 25-20 document, the byproduct of an 12-game profitable streak that already consists of 5 victories in opposition to the Orioles. Minnesota’s sizzling tear has helped atone for a putrid 4-11 begin to the 12 months.