Colson Montgomery exits after being hit on wrist; X-rays negative
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CLEVELAND -- White Sox third baseman Colson Montgomery was removed from their Wednesday afternoon game against the Guardians after being hit by a pitch on his left wrist.
Montgomery, who bats left-handed, was struck just above the joint by a 95.1 mph sinker from Cleveland starter Parker Messick in the fourth inning of Chicago's 6-3 loss to the Guardians. Play was delayed briefly while he was examined by a trainer before running to first base.
After playing the field in the bottom of the inning, Montgomery exited before the Guardians batted in the fifth. The 24-year-old had X-rays taken at the ballpark, which were negative, and he is listed as day to day.
“We asked him to just go ahead and run the bases,” Chicago manager Will Venable said. “After defense, he wasn’t able to swing the bat, so we moved on.”
Montgomery went 0-for-1 before leaving, extending his slump to 10 games. He is batting .033 with 18 strikeouts in 30 at-bats during the timeframe.