This has to be very tough on Buxton mentally. I'm sure he's well aware of his rep as someone who can't stay on the field for one reason or another. Someone who's fragile and always injured. Seems to me, that this injury to his knee has been kind of a mystery right from the get-go. If I remember correctly, he got scoped for a patellar tendon issue, and to "clean up" some loose particles in his knee. Obviously, no surgery is minor, but as knee injuries go, this was considered a minor procedure. It's not an ACL or MCL tear and reconstruction. We've all seen players come back from those major knee injuries/surgeries to be at, or close, to 100% after. It happens all the time in all major sports. Sometimes even multiple knee repairs. It looks like Buxton's knee condition is chronic and will be an issue going forward. I have to believe that the Twins medical team should know the seriousness and extent of the problem. Maybe something got missed and more surgery is needed? Maybe it'll be something that Buxton will have to deal with in terms of how much pain or soreness, he can put up with and play with? I don't know the answer. Hopefully, we get more clarification over the next several days.