Byron Buxton or Evan Carter
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| Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN  | Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 200 | 163 |
| Runs | 38 | 21 |
| Hits | 52 | 28 |
| Singles | 24 | 15 |
| Doubles | 10 | 5 |
| Triples | 1 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 17 | 6 |
| RBI | 27 | 18 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 16 | 26 |
| Strikeouts | 57 | 44 |
| Batting Average | .260 | .172 |
| On Base Pct | .323 | .292 |
| Slugging Pct | .575 | .337 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .898 | .629 |
| Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN | Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 469 | 394 |
| Runs | 79 | 57 |
| Hits | 119 | 95 |
| Singles | 62 | 59 |
| Doubles | 24 | 18 |
| Triples | 4 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 12 |
| RBI | 72 | 48 |
| Stolen Bases | 17 | 19 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 4 |
| Walks | 39 | 45 |
| Strikeouts | 141 | 101 |
| Batting Average | .253 | .240 |
| On Base Pct | .311 | .318 |
| Slugging Pct | .503 | .395 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .814 | .713 |
| Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN | Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX | |
| News | ||
| Byron Buxton went 1-for-3 in a 15-2 loss to the White Sox on Wednesday with a solo home run, a run scored, and one RBI. Matthew Adam Thu, May 28th | Carter is slashing .178/.293/.350 with six home runs — a career high — across his season to date. He had gone 2-for-24 over his previous nine games entering Tuesday before breaking out against Houston. Bruno Mulé Wed, May 27th | |
| Byron Buxton went 2-for-5 in Friday's 8-6 win over the Red Sox with a home run, one run scored, and three RBI. Matthew Adam Sat, May 23rd | Evan Carter went 0-for-3 with one walk and two stolen bases in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Angels. Chris Schommer Sun, May 24th | |
| Ryan Kreidler went 1-for-3 in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Astros with a home run, one run scored, and three RBI. Matthew Adam Thu, May 21st | Evan Carter went 1-for-4 in a 3-0 win over the Cubs with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Mon, May 11th | |
| Byron Buxton is back in the Twins lineup on Tuesday against the Astros. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th | Evan Carter went 0-for-2 in a win over the Cubs with two walks, two runs scored, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sun, May 10th | |
| Byron Buxton is not in the Twins lineup on Monday against the Astros. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th | Evan Carter went 1-for-4 in a 6-1 win over the Yankees with a home run, one run scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, May 7th | |
| Notes | ||
| Byron Buxton appeared in 126 games in 2025 — his highest total since logging 140 contests in 2017 — and delivered one of the best seasons of his career. He earned an All-Star selection, picked up MVP consideration and took home a Silver Slugger after posting career highs with 35 home runs, 83 RBI and 97 runs scored. Buxton also swiped 24 bases without being caught and ranked fourth in the American League with a .878 OPS. The underlying metrics back it up, too, as he produced a 53.8% hard-hit rate and a 17.6% barrel rate. Even in a relative best-case scenario, he still missed nearly a quarter of the season due to various injuries. Buxton will be 32 on Opening Day in 2026, and his track record suggests IL stints are more expectation than exception. While any player can get hurt, some carry more baked-in risk than others. If he comes close to repeating his 2025 output, he has league-winning upside — just be careful about drafting him as if that outcome is the baseline. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | ||
| Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN | Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #88 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #50 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #40 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #77 | @ BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #113 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #97 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #88 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #47 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #164 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #145 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #91 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #230 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs TB | Nick Martinez (4-1) | #75 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #54 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #9 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #70 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #225 | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #38 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #263 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #43 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #142 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #128 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #6 | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #29 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #117 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #99 | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #131 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #371 | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #102 | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #145 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #9 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #30 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #112 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #167 | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #105 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #21 | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #23 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #117 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #48 | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #131 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | vs NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #280 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #20 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #225 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #70 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #41 | @ DET | Tyler Holton (0-4) | #152 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #90 | @ NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #280 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #216 | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #65 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #198 | @ NYY | Paul Blackburn (2-1) | #222 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #52 | vs CHC | Ben Brown (1-2) | #53 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #73 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #60 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #63 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #71 | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #92 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #149 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #191 | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #122 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #61 | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #169 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs MIL | Robert Gasser (0-1) | #185 | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #187 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #159 | @ COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #331 | @ COL | Sammy Peralta | #392 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #129 | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #89 | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-1) | #80 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ BOS | Jovani Moran (0-2) | #183 | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #406 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #29 | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #45 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #182 | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #159 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #140 | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #331 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #213 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #129 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #122 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ PIT | Jared Jones | #74 | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-0) | #168 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #98 | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #108 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #82 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #213 | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #84 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #101 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #357 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #143 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #108 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #82 | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #52 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs KC | Luinder Avila | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 | |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #97 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #95 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ DET | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ DET | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ DET | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs STL | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs STL | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs STL | @ BOS | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ TEX | vs MIN | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ TEX | vs MIN | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ TEX | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ ARI | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ ARI | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ ARI | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs LAD | @ MIA | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs LAD | @ MIA | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs LAD | @ MIA | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs COL | @ TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs COL | @ TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs COL | @ TOR | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ HOU | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ HOU | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ HOU | @ CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ NYY | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ NYY | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ NYY | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs CLE | vs LAA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs CLE | vs LAA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs CLE | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs LAA | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs LAA | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs LAA | vs HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ CHC | @ ATL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ CHC | @ ATL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ CHC | @ ATL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ CLE | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ CLE | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ CLE | vs CWS | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ CLE | |||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs ATH | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs ATH | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs ATH | vs SEA | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs KC | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs KC | @ TB | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs KC | @ TB | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ SEA | @ HOU | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ SEA | @ HOU | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ SEA | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ KC | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ KC | vs SF | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ KC | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ MIL | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ MIL | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ MIL | vs BAL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs BAL | @ LAA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs BAL | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs BAL | @ LAA | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs PHI | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs PHI | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs PHI | @ ATH | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ATL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs ATL | vs WSH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs ATL | vs WSH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SD | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SD | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SD | vs LAA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ATH | @ CWS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ATH | @ CWS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ATH | @ CWS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CWS | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CWS | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CWS | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs DET | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs DET | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs DET | vs ATH | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ CWS | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ CWS | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ CWS | vs TB | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ DET | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ DET | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ DET | @ SEA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs CLE | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs CLE | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs CLE | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs NYY | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs NYY | vs BOS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs NYY | vs BOS | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ LAA | vs BOS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ LAA | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ LAA | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ LAA | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ SF | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ SF | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ SF | vs NYM | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs TEX | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs TEX | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs TEX | @ MIN | ||||
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ BAL | Zach Eflin (0-0) | ||||
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #193 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | vs ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #72 | |||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ TOR | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs DET | |||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs SEA | |||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs SF | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ ATH | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs WSH | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs TB | |||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ SEA | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs NYM | |||||
