Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto suffered a broken left thumb in the team’s 1-0 victory against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.
Votto is not expected to need surgery but could miss up to a month.
Kyle Farmer is among the options at first.
“We’ll figure it out,” manager David Bell said.
Votto was hit by a Dallas Keuchel pitch in the fourth inning. He remained in the game, but in the sixth was replaced at first base by Farmer.
Keuchel expressed regret.
“It’s a joy to pitch against him,” Keuchel said. “You never want that to happen. I wish him well.”
Votto is hitting .226 with 5 home runs and 17 RBIs this season.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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