Griffey breaks hand

The 18-year veteran's hand was placed in a hard cast and he will next be examined in three weeks, the Reds said, according to mlb.com.

"We'll know more then," Reds general manager Wayne Krivsky said when asked if Griffey would be fit in time for the start of training in February.

The club did not reveal details of how the 12-times All-Star was injured.

In 109 games last season, Griffey batted .252 with 27 home runs and 72 RBIs. His 563 career home runs tie him with Reggie Jackson for 10th on the all-time home run list.

Griffey, 37, has been plagued by injuries since he joined the Reds before the 2000 season. He played 145 games that year but has not come close to that mark since.

Last season, a strained tendon in his right knee in April put Griffey on the disabled list for a month. A dislocated right toe suffered Sept. 4 while trying to climb the outfield fence to make a catch limited him to just two pinch-hit at-bats over Cincinnati's last 24 games.