EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsMinnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton, who has missed 14 games with a right hip impingement, has been activated off the injured list prior to the Field of Dreams game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night in Iowa.After missing nine games -- as well as the All-Star Game after being named as a starter -- because of an injury to the same hip, Buxton was activated July 20 but reaggravated the injury just one week later and returned to the IL.Buxton, 32, is batting .263 with 25 home runs, 45 RBIs and seven stolen bases in 82 games this season. However, he hasn't homered since June 22, and he has a .160 batting average with no extra-base hits since returning from his first IL stint.Entering Thursday's game, the Twins (60-62) are 3 games behind the Chicago White Sox in the American League Central and a half-game out of the final spot in the AL wild-card race.
