CLEVELAND - The Indians announced Sunday morning that Jose Ramirez has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a fractured Kevin Pillar Jersey hamate on his right hand. While Ramirez was placed on the 10-day IL, he could mi s the rest of the regular season as he will have surgery to repair the fracture on Monday in New York. The injury to Ramirez appeared to take place Saturday after foul-tipping a pitch from Royals pitcher Glenn Sparkman in the first inning. After the pitch, Ramirez appeared to be in pain before calling over for the team's athletic trainer. Scroll to Continue At first the Indians called it "right wrist Randal Grichuk Jersey discomfort" before the MRI results showed that it was a fracture. The injury is a big blow to the Tribe, who enter Sunday 2.5 back of the Minnesota Twins for first in the AL Central. Ramirez started the season slow, but has was hitting .327 in the Roy Halladay Jersey second half. After the game Indians manager Terry Francona said that the injury to the wrist wasn't new, but he was not sure if it was the same place that had been giving Ramirez i sues. "His wrist had been Paul Molitor Jersey bothering him," Francona said following Saturday's 4-2 win over the Royals. "I'm not sure if this is in the same place, that's what kind of worried us a little bit." Mike Freeman replaced Ramirez at third in Saturday's game. Freeman finished the game 2-for-3 with an RBI and run scored. With the team having an open roster spot, the team has Marco Estrada Jersey recalled INF Yu Chang from AAA Columbus, and Chang will hit 7th in the Indians lineup.