MIAMI — Marlins third baseman Connor Norby underwent surgery on a broken left hamate bone on Wednesday, a source told MLB.com. He is expected to miss six to eight weeks.
The club did not confirm the report.
Norby felt wrist soreness during his last at-bat in the eighth inning on Friday in Baltimore, and he was placed on the 10-day injured list on Sunday with left wrist inflammation. This marks the season’s second IL stint for Norby, who was sidelined from Opening Day until April 17 with a left oblique strain. In 72 games, the 25-year-old has hit .241/.289/.364 with 11 doubles, one triple, six homers and 26 RBIs.
As they did previously in Norby’s absence, Miami likely could platoon a pair of rookies: right-handed-hitting Javier Sanoja and left-handed-hitting Graham Pauley, who was recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville on Sunday.
Sanoja has a slash line of .232/.278/.333 with 14 extra-base hits in 68 games. With Norby out, Pauley started on Opening Day and would go on to hit .200/.258/.271 with six doubles in 29 games with inconsistent playing time. In 34 games for Triple-A Jacksonville, he batted .260/.340/.496 with nine doubles and seven homers.
