For the second year in a row, Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies sustained a significant left wrist injury.

Albies hurt the wrist when fouling back a pitch in the third inning against the Washington Nationals on Monday. He was replaced one pitch later by pinch hitter Nick Allen, who struck out.

The team subsequently announced that Albies fractured his hamate bone. He will miss the rest of the season, which concludes on Sunday.

He broke the same wrist last July and was out for two months before returning to play the final nine games.

Albies, 28, went 1-for-2 on Monday, giving him a .240 batting average to go with a .306 on-base percentage, a .365 slugging percentage, 16 homers and 74 RBIs in 157 games. He has started every game at second base for Atlanta this year.

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