Chicago Cubs infielder Nick Madrigal fractured his left hand in his first recreation since being demoted to Triple-A Iowa earlier this week.
Madrigal had doubled and drawn a stroll earlier than he was hit on the hand by a 97 mph fastball from Toledo Mud Hens pitcher Trey Wingenter within the fourth inning Wednesday in Des Moines, Iowa.
Cubs supervisor Craig Counsell mentioned Thursday that Madrigal was touring to Chicago to collect extra data earlier than figuring out the subsequent steps in his therapy.
Madrigal, 27, was optioned to the Triple-A affiliate Sunday when the Cubs chosen the contract of second baseman David Bote from Iowa.
Madrigal batted .221 in 51 video games for Chicago with no dwelling runs, 10 RBIs, 4 walks and 10 strikeouts in 86 at-bats.
He has performed elements of 5 seasons for the Chicago White Sox (2020-21) and Cubs and is a profession .274 hitter with 4 homers and 77 RBIs in 285 video games. He got here to the Cubs in a July 2021 commerce that despatched pitcher Craig Kimbrel to the White Sox.