{"id":2499679,"date":"2026-07-13T04:58:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T04:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2499679"},"modified":"2026-07-13T04:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T04:58:21","slug":"orioles-blaze-alexander-fractures-hand-when-hit-by-pitch-vs-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/orioles-blaze-alexander-fractures-hand-when-hit-by-pitch-vs-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Orioles’ Blaze Alexander fractures hand when hit by pitch vs. Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Baltimore utility player Blaze Alexander sustained a non-displaced fracture in his left hand when he was hit by a pitch against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said.<\/p>\n

Both benches cleared in the seventh inning after Alexander was hit by a 95-mph fastball from Royals right-hander Lucas Erceg, who said after the Orioles\u2019 8-2 victory that hitting him with the inside pitch, the seventh in the at-bat, was not intentional.<\/p>\n

Imaging revealed the fracture and Alexander, 27, will meet with a doctor during the All-Star break this week, Albernaz said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know it hurts, but he has a good attitude about it,\u201d Albernaz said. \u201cBlaze will be around and see where he\u2019s at rehab-wise and go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

While there is no timetable yet for Alexander\u2019s return, Albernaz called the team losing this player \u201cdefinitely a gut punch.\u201d Alexander was not made available to media after the game.<\/p>\n

Alexander played third base on Sunday and went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and a walk before his injury. He raised his batting average to a team-leading .312 with a .368 on-base percentage and .439 slugging percentage. He has four home runs and 29 RBIs in 82 games.<\/p>\n

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Alexander in the 11th round of the 2018 MLB Draft and traded him to Baltimore in February for rookie right-hander Kade Strowd and two minor leaguers.<\/p>\n

The versatile Alexander has started at third base (34 games), second base (11), shortstop (seven), center field (six), left field (four) and right field (two) this season.<\/p>\n

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