Jon Jay's outstanding first season in San Diego has come to a crashing halt.
The Padres outfielder is reportedly headed to the disabled list after tests revealed he's sustained a broken forearm, according to multiple reports.
Jay hasn't played since leaving the Padres' June 19 game against Washington after being hit by a Gio Gonzalez fastball. X-rays taken after that game came back negative, and manager Andy Green told reporters that the arm was "just a little sore." A CT scan taken Monday, over a week after the injury, finally revealed the break, per Lin.
Jay struggled through a wrist injury in 2015 with the Cardinals but had been experiencing a revival after the Padres acquired him in the winter, posting a .296/.345/.407 line while leading the NL with 24 doubles. Before the injury he was having a red-hot month of June, slashing .356/.390/.466 with eight doubles while hitting safely in all but three of his games this month.
The extended loss of Jay is a huge blow to the struggling and rebuilding Padres, who were expecting to fetch a handsome return for the free-agent-to-be at the trade deadline.
San Diego has reportedly recalled outfielder Alex Dickerson to take Jay's roster spot, according to Mighty 1090 AM's Darren Smith.