Nick Markakis may not return to the Orioles in time to help them in the postseason.

He had hoped to get pins removed from his broken thumb on Monday, but that procedure has been delayed at least a week.

"It was just crushed too bad in there and I had a lot of pieces here and there," Markakis said. "Probably on a clean break, they've probably come out today, but my situation is a little different.

"They want to keep it in another week and it would probably be in a splint for a week or two after that, so I'm probably still a good three weeks away at minimum."