Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson underwent surgery on his right hand Friday and is expected to be placed on the injured list. How long he will be out of the lineup has not been announced.
The team announced that the surgery was performed by Dr. Steven Shin at the Kerlan-Jobe Clinic in Los Angeles, and involved a hamate excision to Olson’s right hand.
The injury occurred Thursday in the second game of a season-opening series against the Seattle Mariners in Tokyo on a foul tip during Olson’s final at-bat. He started each of Oakland’s first two games at first base and went 1-for-5.
The 25-year-old Gold Glove winner, who is beginning his fourth season with the A’s, played in all 162 games last year, batting .247 with 29 home runs and 84 RBIs in his first full season in the majors. He has career totals of 53 home runs and 129 RBIs in 232 games.
He won the American League Gold Glove award in 2018 after leading all big-league first basemen in games (162), total chances (1,494), putouts (1,403) and defensive runs saved (14).