Manny Machado has a fractured left hand, the status of which is still uncertain

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San Diego Padres slugger Manny Machado He has a small fracture in his left hand, and the team isn’t sure if he’ll need a short stint on the injured list.

Machado was injured when he hit a pitch Monday night 4-0 win vs Kansas City Royals. X-rays that night did not show a fracture, said Padres manager Bob Melvin, but Machado had a CT scan and MRI on Tuesday that revealed a metatarsal fracture.

after 4-3 loss to the Royals On Wednesday, the superstar third baseman was asked if he was likely to be on the injured list.

“I don’t know,” Machado said. “We’ll see.”

The running back Padres have lost two of three to the last-place Royals and have lost nine of 11 overall.

“It’s definitely a tough period for us,” said Machado, who hit . 231 with five homers and 19 RBIs. “We definitely want to be there and help this team win in any way. It’s just a problem. It’s not ideal for us at the moment.”

The Padres from the Thursday before opening weekend series vs Boston Red Sox.

said Machado, an All-Star in each of the past two seasons who was runner-up in the NL MVP in voting last year.

He said he has not attempted to catch a bat since he was injured.

“We give it a few days to let the bone heal a little bit before we move on to something else,” Machado said.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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