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Newman (groin/hamstring) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Monday, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports. Newman has been sidelined since late April due to a groin injury, and he recently suffered a hamstring-related setback during a rehab assignment at Triple-A Indianapolis. The 28-year-old's setback is apparently relatively significant, as he'll now be unavailable until at least late June. A better idea of his return timetable should come into focus once he's cleared for another rehab stint. Rodolfo Castro has been serving as the Pirates' primary shortstop in Newman's absence.
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Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said Newman (groin) suffered a hamstring-related setback during the infielder's rehab assignment at Triple-A Indianapolis, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports. Newman most recently played for Indianapolis on Friday, when he presumably experienced hamstring pain that Cherington notes is unrelated to the strained left groin that first sent him to the injured list in late April. Cherington added that the hamstring issue is on the minor side for Newman, but the 28-year-old looks like he'll be held out of action for at least a few days before restarting his rehab assignment. Fantasy managers should probably plan on him missing at least another week.
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Newman (groin) is scheduled to begin a minor-league rehab assignment at Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports. After incorporating running workouts into his regimen of baseball activities late last week, Newman showed enough progress in his recovery from the left groin strain to advance to the final stage of his rehab program. He'll most likely play in at least two games at Indianapolis before potentially rejoining the Pirates for the start of their homestand Friday. Once activated from the 10-day injured list, Newman should settle back in as the Pirates' everyday shortstop, leaving Rodolfo Castro and Diego Castillo to battle Josh VanMeter for playing time at second base.
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Newman (groin) is expected to begin a rehab assignment "in the coming days," Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports. Newman will test his injury by running the bases by the end of the week. Assuming that goes well, he'll begin what will likely be a relatively lengthy rehab assignment. Newman was expected to miss 3-to-5 weeks after landing on the injured list April 27, and he appears likely to return in the middle of that estimate.
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Newman (groin) has resumed all baseball activities except running, Mike Persak of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Newman has been on the injured list for a week, and it's encouraging to see him participate in most baseball activities. The 28-year-old is expected to miss 3-to-5 weeks due to his left groin strain and will need to resume running before he's cleared to progress further in his recovery process.
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Pirates option RHP Bryce Wilson to Triple-A Indy & call up Yerry De Los Santos. SS Kevin Newman transferred to 60-day IL.
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We have placed INF Kevin Newman on the 10-day injured list and reinstated OF Bryan Reynolds from the COVID-19 injured list.
Stats
Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
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2022 | PIT | 14 | 48 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .250 |
2021 | PIT | 148 | 517 | 50 | 117 | 5 | 39 | 27 | 41 | 6 | .226 |
2020 | PIT | 44 | 156 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 0 | .224 |
Next Matchup
Situation | H/AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | BB | KO |
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vs SAN DIEGO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
vs LHP | 7/33 | 0.21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 |