May 31, 2026 at 3:48 pm ET
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jesús Sánchez was removed from Sunday's game against the Baltimore Orioles with an apparent hand injury after being struck by a thrown ball from the stands at Camden Yards.
After the game, the Blue Jays said X-rays on Sánchez were negative and that he'd been diagnosed with a right wrist contusion.
In the bottom of the sixth inning of the eventual 9-5 Baltimore win, play was paused while Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker conducted a mound visit with reliever Hayden Juenger. While that was going on, Sánchez in right field removed his glove and grabbed his right wrist.
Trainers immediately made their way to Sánchez, and he soon was replaced by Yohendrick Piñango.
The Orioles released a statement saying the club had identified the fan who threw the ball at Sánchez and had ejected that fan from the premises.
Blue Jays manager John Schneider characterized the incident as a miscommunication between Sánchez and the young fan, noting it did not appear to be nefarious in nature.
The 28-year-old Sánchez is slashing .287/.324/.461 with six home runs and 11 doubles in 57 games for Toronto this season.
The Blue Jays acquired Sánchez in February from the Houston Astros in exchange for Joey Loperfido.
Sunday's outcome dropped the Jays, the defending American League champions, to 29-31 on the season. The Orioles are now 28-32.