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Braves' Ozuna avoids serious wrist injury after hit by pitch

DETROIT -- Atlanta Braves slugger Marcell Ozuna avoided a serious injury to his right wrist when he was hit by a pitch Monday night.

Ozuna was sent to a hospital for testing after leaving a 6-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers when he was struck by a pitch from Garrett Hill.

"It's good; everything was negative," Ozuna said Tuesday. "We're going to take it day by day and see how I feel going forward."

Ozuna originally thought he was seriously injured.

"I thought it might be broken because it swelled up and I couldn't grip," he said.