Manny Machado day in and day out with a small broken hand

Padres star Manny Machado He sat out the last two games after being hit by an A.J Brad Keeler stadium on Monday. While initial X-rays came back negative, principal Bob Melvin told reporters this evening that a CT scan revealed a small fracture in Machado’s left hand (transported by Kevin Lacey And Annie Heilbronn From the San Diego Union-Tribune).

For now, Machado is staying by the day. Melvin noted that there is a possibility that the third baseman will be able to play through the injury. San Diego has the day off tomorrow and numbers to reassess Machado before Friday’s series opener with the Red Sox. Infected roster assignments can be up to three days retroactive, so Monks can move their IL placement date back to May 16 if it is determined that it will need a week or more to recover.

This is clearly the result San Diego is hoping for, though it would be suboptimal for Machado to play into an issue that could theoretically have a negative impact on his power. Machado was on a mediocre start even before the injury. With 170 plate appearances, last year’s NL MVP runner-up hit a .231/.282/.372 with just five home runs.

Machado’s lack of production contributed to a disappointing start for the club. San Diego lost two of three against Kansas City, falling to 20-24. They are back eight games from the Dodgers in the NL West and just one win against the last-place Rockies. The Padres entered play on Wednesday 27th in major runs in scoring and in the bottom half of the league in both batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging. Even given their shooting-friendly home stadium, this is a remarkably surprising position for a squad that includes Machado, Juan SotoAnd Xander Bogaerts During the past few weeks, Fernando Tatis Jr

Over the past couple of days, San Diego has been kicking ass Ha Seung Kim over from second base to third. Rougned scent He caught the starting stray at the point of deflection and could see extra playing time if Machado reaches IL. The veteran hits just .154/.254/.250 over 59 plate games after Camp walked out of spring training following an offseason minor league deal.