ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -Rangers All-Star shortstop Michael Young could miss up to a week after suffering a small fracture in his right ring finger Monday night against the Seattle Mariners.
The team said Young is expected to be out of the lineup five to seven days. He will be re-evaluated by doctors later in the week.
The five-time All-Star apparently suffered the injury diving back to first base on a pickoff attempt in the first inning.
Young, who had an RBI single, was shaking out his hand running the bases after that pickoff attempt. He handled a groundout in the second and left the game before the Rangers took the field in the third.
Young was selected to his fifth straight All-Star game two weeks ago at Yankee Stadium. He is hitting .298 with eight home runs and 58 RBIs.
Before the game started Monday, Rangers third baseman Hank Blalock was a late scratch with an upset stomach.
Ramon Vazquez, who replaced Blalock in the lineup, moved to shortstop. Chris Davis, who started at first, moved to third and Frank Catalanotto took over at first base.
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