The Red Sox could be without their hottest hitter for a while.

Outfielder Adam Duvall is headed for the injured list with a fractured left wrist, the Red Sox said Monday afternoon, and infielder Bobby Dalbec is being recalled to fill his spot on the active roster.

Alex Cora told reporters in St. Petersburg that Duvall suffered a distal radius fracture and his timetable is unknown, though typically most fractures require at least four to six weeks of recovery time. Duvall was back in Boston undergoing testing Monday and the club is still trying to determine if he’ll require surgery.

Duvall suffered the injury in the ninth inning of Sunday’s 4-1 win over Detroit, landing awkwardly on his left wrist while trying to make a diving catch. Duvall previously underwent season-ending surgery on the same wrist last season to repair a torn tendon sheath, which cost him the last two months of the year.

With Duvall sidelined the Red Sox will likely rely more heavily on reserve outfielders Rob Refsnyder and Raimel Tapia, with Kiké Hernández potentially an option to move back to center field as well. Refsnyder likely would have seen substantial playing time over the next week anyway given the numerous lefties lined up to start against the Red Sox, though not at Duvall’s expense.

While all injuries will have an impact, Duvall is arguably one of the last players the Red Sox could afford to lose. The newly signed center fielder has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball through the first week and a half, batting .455 with four home runs, 14 RBI, 11 runs scored and an eye-popping 1.544 OPS through his first eight games.

He is also Boston’s most formidable power hitter after Rafael Devers and an essential middle-of-the-order right-handed bat, who provides crucial lineup balance for an offense that otherwise tilts heavily left-handed.

Now the Red Sox will have to make do without him for the foreseeable future, starting with today’s series opener against the undefeated Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg.