Byron Buxton homered in his return from the 10-day injured list on Monday night against the New York Yankees after the All-Star center fielder missed 13 games with inflammation in his left rib cage.

Buxton was sidelined just before the Twins tore down their roster ahead of the trade deadline. He was batting .282 with 68 runs, 23 homers, 59 RBIs and a .905 OPS in 85 games when he went on the IL, all team-leading totals and averages among players with a qualifying amount of at-bats.

Buxton homered on a sweeper from Will Warren in the sixth inning of a 6-2 loss. He went 1 for 4 with three strikeouts.

"It's good," Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. "He took some good-looking swings for the most part and connected on one of them. It was good to have him back in the lineup. He always does som

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