Detroit Tigers fans will be hoping Nick Castellanos doesn’t miss too much time. Per the team’s official Twitter account, the third baseman, “left tonight’s game with a non-displaced fracture of the fifth metacarpal of his left hand.”
The injury comes at an unfortunate time for the former first-round pick, who was enjoying a breakout season. Castellanos came into Saturday’s game hitting .286 with 58 RBI, 18 home runs, 23 doubles and four triples. What’s more, he was also making significant strides defensively at third after struggling at the position early in his career.
The question now becomes how the Tigers go about replacing their slugging third baseman.