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Diaz exits with bruised right hand after HBP
- Updated: July 31, 2016
MIAMI — Cardinals shortstop Aledmys Diaz, who took a 95-mph pitch off his right hand in his first at-bat in Sunday’s 5-4 loss to the Marlins, will remain in Miami to undergo a series of additional tests on Monday.
Initial X-rays showed no fracture, and Diaz was diagnosed with a right hand contusion. However, the organization’s decision to have Jhonny Peralta, who was playing in a rehab assignment game at the same time as the Cardinals’ contest in Miami, move from third base to shortstop shortly after Diaz’s exit indicated that the Cardinals are at least planning for the possibility that Diaz may miss some time.
“Right after I got hit, it was really hard to move,” said Diaz, who had his thumb wrapped as he spoke postgame. “Obviously, I knew I wasn’t going to be able to stay in the game because of the inflammation. There’s a little bit of inflammation, but it’s a little bit better [now] than when I first got hit.”
Diaz had trouble flexing his thumb when prompted by a team athletic trainer who came to check on him as Diaz grabbed his hand near home plate. Diaz eventually …
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