Buxton Injured in AA Debut

[Seth Stohs]

It wasn't a great debut for Byron Buxton in AA. In his first three at bats, he struck out. 

 

However, just now, he was ranging toward right center for a ball and collided with Mike Kvasnicka. Both went down. Trainers and paramedics surrounded Buxton. He appears to be leaving the field in an ambulance.

 

Best Wishes, Byron!

 

See photo following collision here. 

[maxisagod]

It wasn't a great debut for Byron Buxton in AA. In his first three at bats, he struck out. 

 

However, just now, he was ranging toward right center for a ball and collided with Mike Kvasnicka. Both went down. Trainers and paramedics surrounded Buxton. He appears to be leaving the field in an ambulance.

 

Best Wishes, Byron!

 

See photo following collision here. 

#$@#%#$&*%#$%!

[JB_Iowa]

Wow, praying for him and his family.

[goulik]

Suckatude!!!

[maxisagod]

#$@#%#$&*%#$%!

Hope for the best, wish him good health, quick recovery. 

I just convinced myself this is cliffhanger at  the end of chapter 5 of his autobiography:

Bucking the Odds: The true story of how Byron Buxton became a multiple MVP winner. 

[GoGonzoJournal]

The Twins officially have the worst luck bringing up top prospects. Hope for Byron's sake it's not as serious as it looked.

[GoGonzoJournal]

Craziest thing...I changed my status to "May have to move back to Minny if Buxton gets a September call-up." Minutes later Bleacher Report alert tells me he's been carted off the field. I think I better give up on the Twins for their sake.

[Seth Stohs]

Hearing: Buxton dove and his head hit Kvasnicka's hip. Buxton was knocked out.

 

Both are heading to the hospital. 

[Trautmann13]

He must have sold his soul or something. This is getting ridiculous! Best wishes to Byron, not for baseball reasons, but for his personal health and safety

[drjim]

Wow this sucks.

[Thrylos]

here is some interesting info:

 

 

Dom Amore ‏@AmoreCourant

Kvasnicka caught the ball, and was also injured. He was able to walk away, but was taken to hospital with Buxton.

 

Sounds like the ball was to the right fielder (who caught it) Not sure whether he yelled for it or not.  And Buxton was overzealous and kinda caused this himself...

[teekz]

Buxton can't catch a break this year

[Halsey Hall]

Oh man, how bad can it get?

[curt1965]

Hope someone will keep us aware of injury report. Don't do twitter....

[JB_Iowa]

Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino  · 33s 
Just got off the phone with Felton Buxton, Byron's father. Asked if Byron is all right. "I really don't know. Nobody else knows right now."

 

Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino  · 5m 
Felton Buxton said he and other family members were already booked on flights to Hartford on Thursday morning. Still in Georgia tonight.

 

Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino  · 4m 
I asked Felton Buxton if he at least could say that his son Byron was responsive following the collision. He said he wasn't sure. #MNTwins

[Seth Stohs]

not to tout my own twitter feed, Curt, but click on this link and you can see all of my retweets on the topic since earlier this evening. 

[JB_Iowa]

Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino  · 40s 
#mntwins VP Mike Radcliff tells me Buxton "was responsive after the collision" according to reports he'd received from Buxton's agent.

[halfchest]

It just doesn't end, wow.  Really hope the guy is ok, what a tough year, just shut him down now, it obviously just isn't his year.

[TheLeviathan]

Now this is bad luck.  Buxton needs to avoid black cats, wow.

[snepp]

http://i.imgur.com/ZLHdN.jpg

[Craig Arko]

I hope he's able to play with his baby boy soon. That will be the best therapy money can't buy.

[Tuba]

If its a concussion I think you shut him down for the rest of the year and start him in High-A next year. Just pretend like this year never happened.

[DaveW]

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[Craig Arko]

@AmoreCourant: Mike Kvasnicka, also in the collision, has sore hip. Terry Ryan says Buxton has only concussion, no other injuries. Out at least 7 days.

 

We can breathe again.

[Mike Sixel]

Only concussion? That is not a good thing. You do know that is the brain, right? I wonder when this team will get good news on a top prospect.

[D. Hocking]

Hopefully he will not have had any concussion history and these symptoms will clear up quickly, for his sake and his family's, and then more selfishly for Twins fans out there.

 

Maybe once he and Mauer are on the same field, their respective bad medical karma will cancel each other out, and time spent on the DL will be strictly in the past tense.

[DaveW]

Only concussion? That is not a good thing. You do know that is the brain, right? I wonder when this team will get good news on a top prospect.

I don't think he meant it like that, obviously concussions are serious and with span/Mauer/morneau/Koskie you hope we are due for a quick bounce back for once from one.

 

I think he meant "only concussion" in the fact it wasn't a much more serious neck type injury, which not only could instantly end a career, it could effect a man for the rest of his life.

[drjim]

I don't think he meant it like that, obviously concussions are serious and with span/Mauer/morneau/Koskie you hope we are due for a quick bounce back for once from one.

 

I think he meant "only concussion" in the fact it wasn't a much more serious neck type injury, which not only could instantly end a career, it could effect a man for the rest of his life.

Yes. When someone is out cold 10 minutes I think a concussion is the best case scenario.

[Mike Sixel]

Ah, that makes sense. I hope the young man recovers, for his sake, not ours.

[stringer bell]

Oh my goodness. Best wishes to the young man. Maybe it is best for Buxton to call it a season and come into spring training fresh ad healthy.