Hardy breaks his wrist
He will miss at least four weeks
Baltimore Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a broken bone in his right wrist, an injury that will keep him sidelined four to six weeks.
Surgery will not be required, but Hardy can’t participate in baseball activities until the wrist has fully healed.
Hardy was injured Sunday when hit by a pitch from Lance Lynn in the fourth inning of Baltimore’s 8-5 win over St. Louis. Hardy remained in the game briefly before being replaced by Ruben Tejada in the sixth.
“I realized there was zero chance I was going to be able to hold a bat, so there was no point staying in,” Hardy said Monday.
Though Hardy was batting only .211, he was on a 7 for 23 streak that added 10 points to his batting average after working with batting coach Scott Coolbaugh.
“We basically started with a clean slate, just started focusing on what needed to be done in the swing,” Hardy said. “I was right on my way to getting out of the little slump I was in, and then this happens.”
The 34-year-old is a three-time Gold Glove winner.
Strickland’s ban upheld: San Francisco Giants pitcher Hunter Strickland began serving a six-game suspension for brawling with Bryce Harper after his appeal was denied by Major League Baseball.
The penalty stemmed from a benches-clearing incident between the Giants and Washington Nationals on May 29.
Strickland plunked Harper on the right hip with a 98 mph fastball, igniting an eighth-inning fight that ended with Strickland being dragged to the Giants dugout by several teammates.
Harper was suspended for four games, which was reduced to three games after his appeal. He has already served the penalty.
Yankees prospect shelved: Top New York Yankees prospect Gleyber Torres has a torn ligament in his non-throwing elbow and will have Tommy John surgery that is expected to sideline him until spring training.
A 20-year-old infielder who was the top player in the Arizona Fall League last year, Torres was injured Saturday on a headfirst slide into home plate for Class AAA Scranton at Buffalo.
Acquired from the Cubs last July in the trade that sent closer Aroldis Chapman to Chicago, Torres began the season at Class AA Trenton and hit .273 with five homers and 18 RBI before he was promoted. He joined Scranton on May 23 and batted .309 with two homers and 16 RBI.
The end may be near: The Cincinnati Reds placed Bronson Arroyo on the 10-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder, one day after the 40-year-old right-hander said there is a possibility his career might be over.
Arroyo (3-6) is attempting a comeback this season with his former team after missing 21⁄2 seasons with arm and shoulder problems, including Tommy John surgery and a procedure on his shoulder. He said after Sunday’s outing, “Have I thought ‘This time might be my last time on the field?’ Yeah.”