Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies left Monday’s 11-5 win over the Washington Nationals after he fractured a bone in his left hand.
Albies fouled off a pitch from Konnor Pilkington in the third inning at Truist Park. He remained in for the next pitch, but didn’t take a cut, and then waved his team’s training staff over while shaking his left hand in clear discomfort.
After a few moments, the Braves pulled him from the game. Nick Allen came in to finish the at-bat, and then he replaced him at second base in the next inning.
The Braves quickly announced that he fractured the hamate bone in his left hand. Considering the Braves have already been eliminated from the postseason and have just five games left, Albies’ season is now likely over.
Albies entered Monday’s game with a .240 batting average, 16 home runs and 74 RBI this season. The 28-year-old fractured his left wrist last summer, too, but he’s been available for the Braves this entire season without issue.
Despite losing Albies, the Braves had no issue rolling to the six-run win. They put up five runs in the third inning alone, thanks in part to RBI singles from Michael Harris, Marcell Ozuna and Drake Baldwin, and then they added three more in the sixth inning to pad their lead. It marked the team’s ninth straight win, which moved them to 74-87 on the season. The Braves, however, will miss the playoffs for the first time since the 2017 campaign.
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