Paul Konerko has been diagnosed with a fractured sesamoid bone in his left hand, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Konerko has been diagnosed with a fractured sesamoid bone in his left hand, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

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The injury, which occurred on a tag play at first base earlier in the week, will sideline Konerko for at least the next seven days but manager Robin Ventura said he is "very hopeful" the 38-year-old will play again before the end of the month. Ventura said recently that he would like to get Konerko more playing time over the final few weeks, after Konerko put the team first and accepted a reduced role this season.