NEW YORK (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays All-Star first baseman Jonathan Aranda will miss time with a left wrist injury after he collided with New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton while reaching for an errant throw Thursday.

After his team's 7-4 loss in a game interrupted by rain, Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said preliminary X-rays were inconclusive and Aranda will undergo further testing on Friday before the Rays host the Los Angeles Dodgers.

“Crushing,” Cash said. “Crushing for Jonny and crushed for us.”

Stanton hit a soft grounder in the fifth inning to third baseman Junior Caminero, who charged in on wet grass to field the ball. Aranda reached for Caminero's wide toss that sailed into the runner, and his left wrist appeared to hit Stanton’s left shoulder.

“It's a play that you rarely

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