Minnesota Twins center fielder Danny Santana will be sidelined for the foreseeable future after suffering a left hamstring injury Monday.
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Twins Calling Up Buxton in Place of Santana
Monday, May 30
Santana is heading to the disabled list, and the Twins are calling up former No. 2 overall pick Byron Buxton to take his place, per Dustin Morse of the Twins’ communications team.
Santana suffered the injury during Monday’s game against the Oakland Athletics, per Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com. The 25-year-old went 2-for-3 before exiting the contest.
This is the second time this year Santana has landed on the disabled list because of hamstring issues. The team placed him on the 15-day DL on April 10 after he suffered a right hamstring injury.
Santana has improved from his 2015 campaign, during which he batted .215 in 91 games, but he still has plenty of work to do before getting back to his numbers from 2014, when he hit seven home runs while batting .319 in 101 games as a rookie.
The Twins, sitting at 15-35, will miss Santana in the lineup but should hope for the Buxton who has been playing well at Triple-A Rochester. Buxton has batted .333 to go with six homers in 28 games. The talent is there, but it’s up to Buxton to play better at the major league level.
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