Byron Buxton’s first at-bat Wednesday was the 500th this season, the second time he had done so in 11 major league seasons. It was a nice, round number, and one that was significant to the Twins’ center fielder.

“That’s a big number,” Buxton said. “That means you’ve been on the field and you’ve been in the lineup. I kind of look at it on that end of the scale, like I’ve been in the lineup, been able to post up every day, not DHing, and in center. That’s a positive for me.”

No. 502 was a pretty important one for him, too, triggering an incentive in his contract that will pay him an additional $500,000.

There could be more coming. His big season has him in line to reach incentives in his contract — a seven-year, $100 million extension he signed in 2021 — that he has not yet reached in his

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