Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suárez leaves game after being hit on the right hand by a pitch
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez left the game Monday night in the first inning after being hit on the hand by a 95.9 mph fastball from Chicago White Sox starter Shane Smith.
The team said on social media he sustained a bruise and that X-rays were negative.
Suárez hopped in the batter's box as he raised his right hand in pain. He dropped his bat and grabbed his right hand with his left. He was replaced in the field for the bottom of the first by Ildemaro Vargas.
The day started with Suárez being named the NL player of the week after he batted .440 with four homers and 10 RBIs.
It's the second Diamondbacks player to recently be hit by a pitch. Star outfielder Corbin Carroll hasn't played since a sinker caught him in the left hand Wednesday in Toronto.
The banged-up Diamondbacks are also missing catcher Gabriel Moreno, who suffered a hairline fracture in his right index finger after being hit by a wild pitch.
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