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CINCINNATI – Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner wasn’t expecting the further testing on his right hand to reveal a small fracture in one of his metacarpals. But that was the diagnosis he received.
The injury hadn’t been nearly as painful as his wrist fracture in 2019, which he also sustained when a pitch up and in hit his right hand on a check swing.
“‘19 was terrible, as far as, I couldn’t use my hand the next couple days,” Hoerner said Saturday. “Completely different scenario. And from my own perspective, I guess that’s why I was a little surprised because the symptoms presented so differently.