Byron Buxton dislocated a finger while diving for a ball in the Arizona Fall League.

It's the latest setback for the Minnesota Twins outfield prospect, who was the top pick in the 2011 draft.

Buxton, 20, was considered to be the top prospect in baseball at the start of the year. He was limited to 31 minor league games this season because of a bruised left wrist during spring training, which he also injured while diving for a ball.

Kansas City Royals pitching prospect Kyle Zimmer had surgery on his shoulder to remove damaged tissue.

The surgery throws his status for the start of next season into question.

Tuesday's surgery was performed by New York Mets medical director Dr. David Altchek in New York.

Zimmer, a first-round pick in 2012, made just six appearances at rookie-league Idaho Falls in August and September.

Adam Wainwright has had minor surgery on his right elbow, according to the St. Louis Cardinals.

The operation was an arthroscopic procedure to trim a small piece of cartilage from his pitching elbow.

Wainwright, 33, is expected to begin physical therapy in two weeks and resume his offseason throwing program in eight weeks.

Mike Matheny made no mention of the injury at a news conference to review the season last week. Matheny said medical tests "all came back negative."

Marlins star slugger Giancarlo Stanton expects to have a normal offseason of conditioning as he recovers from his facial injuries.

He attended Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday in San Francisco to accept the Hank Aaron Award, given by Major League Baseball to the top offensive performer in each league. He did not appear to have any signs of black eyes.

Miguel Cabrera has undergone successful surgery to remove bone spurs in his right ankle and to repair a stress fracture, according to the Detroit Tigers.

The surgery was performed by Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Cabrera will be re-evaluated in three months.

Tim Lincecum says his back was feeling better Thursday than it did when he was forced to leave Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night.

"Sitting on the plane was a little iffy but I just did my best to stay stretched out and keep loose," Lincecum said. "And now I'm just going to get it treated and see how it feels."

Lincecum underwent an MRI and the results showed no structural damage.

The right-hander is expected to be available for the remainder of the series.

Dan Haren underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder Wednesday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers said the 30-minute procedure on Haren's non-throwing shoulder was to clean out bursitis and the AC joint.

He will begin his rehab in a week and is expected to be ready by spring training.

Tim Lincecum returned to the mound for the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night, recording five outs of scoreless relief.

However, he left Game 2 of the World Series with tightness in his lower back and is day to day.

"I felt good. It was nice to get out there and compete a little bit, but outside of all that, what I'm really thinking about now is hurting myself," Lincecum said. "It's all right now. We're just going to treat it and see how it feels tomorrow. But right now it just feels pretty stiff."

Brought into the game in the seventh inning with San Francisco trailing by five runs, Lincecum retired the first five batters he faced, striking out two of them. Then he suddenly left the game.

"The pitch before the last one, I felt something tighten up in my lower back," Lincecum said, adding that it was more stiffness than pain. "I just decided not to go any further."

Yadier Molina tested his strained left oblique muscle before Game 4 of the NLCS on Wednesday night, but the St. Louis Cardinals catcher was not in the starting lineup.

Molina took only a few light swings before the pain became too much for him to continue.

He hadn't swung a bat since sustaining the injury in Game 2 on Sunday against the San Francisco Giants.

"It didn't feel real great, as expected," Mike Matheny said. "He's still continuing to feel good as he goes out and plays catch, and throwing, receiving. Doing the things he needs to behind the plate are all fine."

Yadier Molina took the field on Tuesday to test his strained left oblique before Game 3 of the NLCS.

After several minutes of throwing and catching in the outfield, Molina came away encouraged by his continued improvement and is hopeful to start taking light swings on Wednesday.

"My throwing was better than yesterday," he said. "I felt like I was able to reach more with my arm. Everything went well."

Molina has been told that he cannot exacerbate the injury by playing through it, but he does understand that any appearance the rest of this month will likely be a painful one. He noted that the injury is causing him to have trouble sleeping and breathing.