Pirates lose star shortstop Konnor Griffin to a potential serious injury

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ Sunday afternoon went from good to unhealthy in a single information report. 20-year-old shortstop Konnor Griffin landed on the injured listing. 

In accordance with Pirates basic supervisor Ben Cherington (h/t Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Submit-Gazette), Griffin was positioned on the injured listing after coping with a flexor pressure in his proper forearm. 

Cherington relayed by way of his radio present that Griffin was “progressing effectively” from the pressure and was enjoying catch on Sunday. Nonetheless, because of heading to the injured listing, Griffin will miss the Pirates’ sequence finale with the Minnesota Twins (2-0) and can miss the upcoming sequence in Houston with the Astros beginning on Tuesday. 

Griffin struggled in his first month as a giant leaguer, batting .231 with a .631 OPS and two residence runs, however discovered his stride as soon as the calendar flipped to Might. In 98 at-bats, Griffin had two residence runs, drove in 9 RBI, stole seven bases and hit .306. 

Griffin’s harm may show one to keep watch over, as flexor strains for pitchers normally point out Tommy John surgical procedure is true across the nook. 

The place the Pirates make out effectively on this ordeal is that Ryan O’Hearn had been activated from the injured listing. The 32-year-old was positioned on the injured listing in mid-Might with a proper quad muscle pressure. 

Earlier than touchdown on the shelf, O’Hearn was one of many Pirates’ greatest hitters, with an .827 OPS and third on the workforce in residence runs (seven). The All-Star is within the Pirates lineup because the designated hitter and batting cleanup behind Bryan Reynolds, who’s in O’Hearn’s traditional spot of proper discipline.