Joey Bart exits with left hand fracture after hit by pitch

BOSTON – In the midst of a back-and-forth affair at Fenway Park on Thursday night, the White Sox suffered a blow when Joey Bart was removed from the game after being hit by a 97.7 mph fastball on his left hand in the seventh inning.

Before the conclusion of the game, the team had announced that Bart suffered a fifth metacarpal fracture in his left hand and will undergo further evaluation. He…