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Nick Markakis Injury: Will Have Hamate Surgery, Out 3-4 Weeks

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BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 25: Nick Markakis #21 of the Baltimore Orioles gets hit by a pitch in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 25, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 25: Nick Markakis #21 of the Baltimore Orioles gets hit by a pitch in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 25, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
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Baltimore Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis will have surgery on his hamate bone and will be out for three to four weeks, according to Roch Kubatko of MASN:

Here's how it originally happened:

He tweaked the wrist in his final at-bat of Tuesday's 8-6 loss to the Blue Jays.

"[It happened on a] swing, I don't know anything else," Markakis said. "I just swung, and it didn't feel good. It's not like I took an awkward swing or anything. I just swung and it didn't feel right."

Markakis will travel with the Orioles to St. Petersburg, where they will start a three-game set against the Rays on Friday, and have some tests performed on the wrist. He will undergo an MRI on Thursday morning and see a doctor in the afternoon.

Markakis didn't play Wednesday, the first game he's missed this year.

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