Wrist Wrecked

Justin Turner suffered a broken wrist on a hit by pitch Monday night:

Turner was struck by a pitch from right-hander Kendall Graveman in the first inning. Last year’s NLCS MVP grunted and winced as he jogged away from the plate toward the dugout, his hand hanging limp at his side. He was quickly visited by a trainer and replaced by Donovan Solano.

“I was hoping obviously the X-rays would be negative, but there’s a small non-displaced fracture,” said Turner, who led the Dodgers and was tied for fourth in the majors last season by getting plunked 19 times. “We’ll just play it by ear, see how it goes.”

General manager Farhan Zaidi said the team didn’t know yet how long Turner would be out, but it should be a matter of at least a few weeks. Turner says he’ll visit the doctor again Tuesday to hopefully learn more.

This gives the rest of the division a chance to move on the Dodgers while Turner is out. The Dodgers are a deep team, however, so they might be able to weather the wrecked wrist.

from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2HP9hoY