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Baltimore Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada has a fractured left wrist, the Baltimore Sun reports.
Tests taken late Wednesday night confirmed Tejada has a nondisplaced fracture, an injury that could send the O's No. 3 hitter to the disabled list.
Tejada will be re-evaluated today before the Orioles' game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix. Oddsmakers have Baltimore as +164 underdogs with Daniel Cabrera taking the hill against Diamondbacks ace Brandon Webb.
It is possible that Tejada could play through the injury according to the report, as the bone is only cracked. Wear and tear could make the injury worse, however.
Team doctors told Orioles vice president Dan Duquette that it would be a week to ten days before the bone would begin to heal on its own.
"He said that it was sore, but he could play. He seems to have a high pain threshold, but you don't want to risk making it worse," Duquette told the Sun.
Tejada, who has played in 1,152 consecutive games, was originally injured when he was hit by a Doug Brocail fastball in the eighth inning of a 7-1 win as +124 underdogs over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.
The four-time All-Star played yesterday in the Orioles 6-3 win as -103 favorites, although he hit second in the batting order and was lifted after bunting in his first and only at-bat against Padres starter David Wells.
Tonight's total is set at 8.
Tests taken late Wednesday night confirmed Tejada has a nondisplaced fracture, an injury that could send the O's No. 3 hitter to the disabled list.
Tejada will be re-evaluated today before the Orioles' game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix. Oddsmakers have Baltimore as +164 underdogs with Daniel Cabrera taking the hill against Diamondbacks ace Brandon Webb.
It is possible that Tejada could play through the injury according to the report, as the bone is only cracked. Wear and tear could make the injury worse, however.
Team doctors told Orioles vice president Dan Duquette that it would be a week to ten days before the bone would begin to heal on its own.
"He said that it was sore, but he could play. He seems to have a high pain threshold, but you don't want to risk making it worse," Duquette told the Sun.
Tejada, who has played in 1,152 consecutive games, was originally injured when he was hit by a Doug Brocail fastball in the eighth inning of a 7-1 win as +124 underdogs over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.
The four-time All-Star played yesterday in the Orioles 6-3 win as -103 favorites, although he hit second in the batting order and was lifted after bunting in his first and only at-bat against Padres starter David Wells.
Tonight's total is set at 8.
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