Jon Jay Injury: Updates on Padres OF's Arm and Return

San Diego Padres center fielder Jon Jay was hit by a pitch during a June 19 game against the Washington Nationals and taken out of the lineup. Despite originally being diagnosed with a forearm contusion, it has been revealed Jay has a broken forearm and is headed to the disabled list. It is unclear when he will return to the lineup.

Continue for updates.

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Jay's Injury More Severe Than Originally Believed

Tuesday, June 28

Darren Smith of the Mighty 1090 reported Jay was going on the disabled list after it was discovered that his forearm was broken. Right fielder Alex Dickerson was called up as part of the roster move, per Smith. Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune confirmed the news.

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Injury Disrupts Jay's Hot Streak

Jay was enjoying a solid start to his tenure with the Padres after six seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals. Entering Sunday's game, Jay was batting .299 while leading the National League with 24 doubles and the Padres with 80 hits.

He doesn't hold an abundance of power, with just two home runs this season, but he is able to make contact and drive the ball to all corners of the field, which has made him a solid contributor toward the top of San Diego's lineup.

The Padres and Jay will hope he can get back to the lineup as soon as possible. Last season with the Cardinals, he missed all of July and August after suffering an injury to his surgically repaired left wrist.

Travis Jankowski stepped in for Jay after he left on June 19 and will most likely take over center field duties as long as Jay is out.

Stats courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.