Baltimore Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy underwent an MRI on his lower back on Thursday and a CT scan on Friday.
Hardy was thought to be dealing with a minor illness, but apparently he's facing something more consequential. More will be known about his timetable when the test results are known.
Hardy slashed .269/.309/.407 with a .307 wOBA across 438 plate appearances last season. He added nine home runs and 48 RBI's while dropping his strikeout rate to 15.5 percent, down from 20.1 percent in 2015.
Source: Rotoworld.com