Atlanta Braves to be without Dansby Swanson for the season following injury

The Atlanta Braves will be without shortstop Dansby Swanson for at least the remainder of the regular season after an MRI on Wednesday revealed a partially torn ligament in his left hand.

Swanson will undergo daily treatment in Atlanta before being re-evaluated next week, the team announced. The regular season concludes Sunday, and the National League Division Series starts Oct. 4.

The Braves clinched the NL East and a playoff berth last Saturday.

Against the New York Mets on Tuesday night, Swanson was pulled to start the bottom of the second inning as a precaution for what the team described as left-hand soreness. He lined out to center in his first at-bat in the top of the inning.

Swanson's discomfort is between his ring finger and his left wrist and isn't related to the left wrist inflammation that kept him on the disabled list for two weeks in May.

"He swung the bat and something didn't feel right," manager Brian Snitker told reporters. "Which is why he'd alarmed me a little bit. He'd been feeling fine, hadn't been complaining about anything.

"... It's your hand. That's a big deal in this game. We'll just have to wait and see."

Charlie Culberson will play shortstop while Swanson is sidelined.

Swanson, 24, is hitting .238 with 14 home runs, 59 RBIs and 10 stolen bases in 136 games.