Javy Baez and the Detroit Tigers have not had an excellent start to the year. Nevertheless, Baez was heating up at the plate and the Tigers are just four games out of first place in the tightly packed AL Central. They may have a tough time making up the ground thanks to some unfortunate news.Baez took a pitch on the hand from Freddy Peralta and had to leave the game. He had been on a tear recently, and this may cost him some time.Chris McCosky@cmccoskyJavy Baez hit in the left hand by a 93 mph heater from Freddy Peralta. He's coming out of the game. Damn. On a 10-game hitting streak, starting to settle in at the plate.585Javy Baez hit in the left hand by a 93 mph heater from Freddy Peralta. He's coming out of the game. Damn. On a 10-game hitting streak, starting to settle in at the plate.Tigers beat writer Chris McCosky said:"Javy Baez hit in the left hand by a 93 mph heater from Freddy Peralta. He's coming out of the game. Damn. On a 10-game hitting streak, starting to settle in at the plate."As of now, there's no diagnosis, but it's hard to imagine taking a fastball to the hand and not missing some time. It could be as bad as a broken hand or as minor as a contusion, but he will likely miss some time regardless.Tigers fans can't believe their luck and are frustrated with Baez's turn of events.Ben Hoffman@b19hoffman@cmccosky Should have known as soon as he got hot he would get hurt. Typical tigers luck11@cmccosky Should have known as soon as he got hot he would get hurt. Typical tigers luckMichael Bernaiche@mab1633@cmccosky We can never have good things…11@cmccosky We can never have good things…DETSports_fan 02@HappyUofMfan@cmccosky Damn it@cmccosky Damn itccman013@ccman013@cmccosky Freakin Crap !! @cmccosky Freakin Crap !! ⚾️😖👎blue@theblueautumn@cmccosky Well we didn’t need that@cmccosky Well we didn’t need thatpatrick@patrick77540371@cmccosky This game is such so fucking soft put the oven mitt on and go to first@cmccosky This game is such so fucking soft put the oven mitt on and go to firstNate@nortiz1698Painnnnn twitter.com/cmccosky/statu…Chris McCosky@cmccoskyJavy Baez hit in the left hand by a 93 mph heater from Freddy Peralta. He's coming out of the game. Damn. On a 10-game hitting streak, starting to settle in at the plate.665Javy Baez hit in the left hand by a 93 mph heater from Freddy Peralta. He's coming out of the game. Damn. On a 10-game hitting streak, starting to settle in at the plate.Painnnnn 💔 twitter.com/cmccosky/statu…Harry@lTweetAndDriveFreddy Peralta will not see Heaven twitter.com/cmccosky/statu…Chris McCosky@cmccoskyJavy Baez hit in the left hand by a 93 mph heater from Freddy Peralta. He's coming out of the game. Damn. On a 10-game hitting streak, starting to settle in at the plate.54Javy Baez hit in the left hand by a 93 mph heater from Freddy Peralta. He's coming out of the game. Damn. On a 10-game hitting streak, starting to settle in at the plate.Freddy Peralta will not see Heaven twitter.com/cmccosky/statu…Jeremy Parks@j_mitchell47Ffs twitter.com/cmccosky/statu…Chris McCosky@cmccoskyJavy Baez hit in the left hand by a 93 mph heater from Freddy Peralta. He's coming out of the game. Damn. On a 10-game hitting streak, starting to settle in at the plate.664Javy Baez hit in the left hand by a 93 mph heater from Freddy Peralta. He's coming out of the game. Damn. On a 10-game hitting streak, starting to settle in at the plate.Ffs twitter.com/cmccosky/statu…The Baez era in Detroit hasn't gone as fans would have hoped when he first signed the six-year, $140 million contract to be their shortstop. He posted a 2.0 fWAR last year and a disappointing 90 wRC+.Javy Baez timeline expectationsAs mentioned, Javy Baez has no official diagnosis yet. He has only just been removed from the game, so doctors haven't properly evaluated him. Still, it's not hard to wonder what might have happened to him after a fastball hit him in the hand.Javy Baez could be out for some timeIf it's a broken hand, it will likely be a month before he can return to the lineup. If it's something less than that, like a contusion or bone bruise, it could be a much shorter stint on the IL.