Tyler Flowers Injury: Updates on Braves Catcher's Hand and Return

Atlanta Braves catcher Tyler Flowers suffered a broken hand on Saturday against the Chicago White Sox, and he's slated to miss a big chunk of time after the All-Star break.    

Continue for updates. 

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Flowers Out 4-6 Weeks

Tuesday, July 12

Citing sources, Jon Heyman of Today's Knuckleball relayed the update. 

Flowers was enjoying a decent first half prior to the injury. In 53 games, the 30-year-old batted .253 with a .343 on-base percentage and what would equate to a career-best .425 slugging percentage.

All told, Flowers belted seven home runs and drove in 21 runs over the course of 198 plate appearances. 

Now that the Braves' backstop is sidelined for a month at a minimum, veteran A.J. Pierzynski figures to shoulder an even heavier load moving forward. 

In 56 games thus far, the 39-year-old Pierzynski is batting just .205 with a .227 on-base percentage, .250 slugging percentage, zero home runs and 18 RBI. 

Pierzynski can provide stability calling games from behind the plate, but he's not a threat to take opposing pitchers yard the same way Flowers is.