: a bone on the inner side of the second row of the carpus in mammals
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Both Brennan and Gilbert are capable center fielders, which became a sudden need when Bader’s lingering left hamstring strain failed to improve and Oliva sustained the hamate injury at some point on the Giants’ current road trip.—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026 The team said that's not uncommon following hamate surgery.—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026 Holliday will likely start the season on the injured list while recovering from a broken hamate bone in his right hand.—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026 In his second game back after February hamate bone surgery, the switch-hitting shortstop took swings from both sides of the plate with no noticeable pain.—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hamate