Overview
- President of baseball operations Mike Elias said Holliday broke the hamate bone in his right hand during live batting practice on Feb. 6 in Sarasota.
- Holliday will miss all of spring training and Opening Day and is slated to begin the season on the injured list.
- The club has not set a firm timetable, though hamate procedures typically sideline hitters for four to eight weeks, with past cases averaging about seven.
- Recent trade acquisition Blaze Alexander is the leading option to handle second base early, and that deal was completed before Holliday’s injury.
- Elias added that Jordan Westburg’s oblique issue is trending toward readiness for Opening Day, while reliever Colin Selby has right shoulder inflammation and is expected to miss it.