SAN FRANCISCO — Top Giants prospect Joey Bart fractured his right thumb on Tuesday night while playing in an Arizona Fall League game for the Scottsdale Scorpions.
The No. 1 prospect in the Giants’ farm system and No. 2 overall draft pick in 2018 was hit in the right hand by a fastball thrown by Pirates prospect Blake Cederlind in Tuesday’s game and is likely to miss the rest of the Fall League schedule due to the injury.
Bart is expected to see Giants’ team specialist Dr. Donald Sheridan in Scottsdale on Wednesday.
The injury is the second Bart has dealt with this year as he also missed six weeks during his time with High-A San Jose due to a fractured second metacarpal in his left hand that was also the result of a hit by pitch.