This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Pirates injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
RHP Jared Jones
Injury: Right UCL sprain
IL date: March 31 (60-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Reported discomfort after a March 16 bullpen session. Jones suffered no structural damage and will not need surgery, but he will not pick up a baseball for six weeks. He was moved to the 60-day IL on March 31. (updated March 31) More >>
2B Nick Gonzales
Injury: Non-displaced fracture of left ankle
IL date: March 28 (10-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Gonzales exited after homering in the sixth inning on Opening Day with recurrent left ankle discomfort, something he's battled since the final week of Spring Training. (updated March 28)
1B Spencer Horwitz
Injury: Right wrist
IL date: March 27 (10-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: Early season
Status: Horwitz has started a throwing progression and is swinging a regular bat as he rehabs from his early February procedure. Per senior director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk, he is a few weeks away from game action. (updated March 26) More >>
RHP Johan Oviedo
Injury: Right UCL surgery/right lat
IL date: March 3 (60-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Could restart a throwing program with plyo balls a few weeks after upcoming imaging tests if results are positive. He is asymptomatic with his everyday life activities. (updated March 19) More >>
RHP Dauri Moreta
Injury: Right UCL surgery
IL date: Feb. 16 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Midseason
Status: Moreta is continuing with his throwing program -- he is now throwing bullpen sessions -- as he rehabs from Tommy John surgery. He is not expected to face hitters this spring, but is hoping for a June return to game action. (updated March 13)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
April 1
? RHP Thomas Harrington: Selected to the 26-man Major League roster
? C Jason Delay: Designated for assignment
? RHP David Bednar: Optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis
March 31
? OF Alexander Canario: Acquired from Mets in exchange for cash considerations
? RHP Jared Jones: Transferred to 60-day injured list, retroactive to March 24 (right elbow UCL sprain)
March 29
? OF Joshua Palacios: Outrighted to Triple-A Indianapolis
? RHP Peter Strzelecki: Outrighted to Triple-A Indianapolis
March 28
? 2B Nick Gonzales: Placed on 10-day injured list (non-displaced left ankle fracture)
? 2B Enmanuel Valdez: Recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis