Ian Desmond will undergo surgery on broken left hand

Associated Press
FILE - This March 4, 2017 file photo shows Colorado Rockies first baseman Ian Desmond fielding a ball during first inning at a spring baseball game in Scottsdale, Ariz. Colorado Rockies first baseman Ian Desmond will undergo surgery Wednesday, March 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Colorado Rockies first baseman Ian Desmond will undergo surgery Wednesday.

Dr. Donald Sheridan is to operate in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Rockies have not announced a timetable for Desmond's return.

Desmond broke the second metacarpal bone when he was hit by a fastball from Cincinnati right-hander Rookie Davis in Sunday's spring training game.

The Rockies signed Desmond to a $70 million, five-year contract to add another potent bat. He is making the transition to first base after entering the major leagues as a shortstop and playing in the outfield last year with Texas.

Jordan Patterson, Gerardo Parra, Stephen Cardullo and Mark Reynolds figure to get more work at first base. Reynolds played the position for the Rockies last season before breaking his left hand/wrist for a second time in mid-September.