Aranda suffered a left wrist fracture earlier this week on a collision with Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton. He’s expected to be shut down completely for at least three weeks to rest and recover, but has expressed optimism that he’ll return this season. The 27-year-old first baseman has put together a breakthrough campaign with a .316 batting average and 12 homers in 409 plate appearances over 103 games. It’ll be a combination of Yandy Díaz and Brandon Lowe covering at the cold corner until some point in September.

Aranda suffered the injury during Thursday’s contest against the Yankees. While the Rays haven’t placed a specific timeline on his return, the 27-year-old infielder told reporters that he’s optimistic he’ll be able to return before the end of the regular season. He’ll be shut down completely from using his wrist for the next three weeks before being re-evaluated.

Aranda is the third player to leave the game for the Rays, as Chandler Simpson and Yandy Diaz also exited with injuries during the contest. Aranda appeared to be holding his wrist, and he’ll all but assuredly undergo imaging to determine if there’s any structural damage.

A platoon player for much of the year, Aranda is starting against lefties lately and just homered off of one for the first time in his career. And it was against an All-Star, too. He’s now batting .288/.387/.363 versus southpaws this season.