Diamondbacks Top Prospect Suffers Broken Clavicle

The Arizona Diamondbacks top prospect suffered a broken clavicle while playing in the Arizona Fall League.

The recovery timeline for this type of injury is usually around 6-8 weeks of rest and rehab, so Jordan Lawlar's time in the AFL this season is now obviously over.

Confirmed and reported by @nickpiecoro #Dbacks SS Jordan Lawlar's fall league season is over with a fractured scapula (bone plate in back/shoulder).

He'll miss about 6-8 weeks per Arizona farm director Josh Barfield.

— Arizona Diamondbacks - Stats & Info (@DbacksStatsInfo) October 25, 2022

Air Jordan Lawlar!

The No. 3 @Dbacks prospect flashes his hops to the make the snag at short in the @MLBazFallLeague. pic.twitter.com/b0qbG5onVm

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) October 21, 2022

The good news, is that Lawlar does not require surgery and should be fully healthy for spring training next February.   

The twenty-year-old top prospect was tearing it up in Arizona, smacking an impressive .997 OPS across 47 plate appearances. He's quickly turning into one of the best position-playing prospects in the game. 

Lawlar was the sixth overall pick of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Diamondbacks.

This past season, spread across several different levels in the D-Backs system, Lawlar slashed .303/.401/.509, with 16 home runs, 62 RBIs, 39 stolen bases and 98 runs scored across 100 games. 

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