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Braves Pitcher Huascar Ynoa Breaks Hand After Punching Dugout Bench

The Braves placed starting pitcher Huascar Ynoa on the Injured List on Monday due to a fractured right hand.

Ynoa sustained the hand injury in Sunday’s loss to the Brewers. The 22-year-old starter exited the contest after allowing five runs in 4 1/3 innings, and he subsequently punched a bench in the Atlanta dugout. Ynoa’s frustration proved costly, as he is now expected to miss multiple months due to the injury, per MLB.com's Mark Bowman.

Ynoa was in the midst of a breakout season before Sunday’s incident. He sports a 3.