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Josh Harrison to the 15-Day DL With an Injured Left Thumb

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Josh Harrison has been placed on the 15-day disabled list after injuring his left thumb in the seventh inning of yesterday’s game. Harrison will have a second opinion on the injury later this week, per a Pirates press release. Harrison appeared to have injured his thumb in his slide into second base yesterday, pictured in the image above.

This clears a roster spot for Travis Ishikawa, who was claimed from San Francisco yesterday. As for third base, my guess is that Jung-ho Kang will get playing time at third, with Jordy Mercer getting back in the lineup on a regular basis at shortstop. Mercer has an .805 OPS since the start of June, so the hope is that this won’t hurt the Pirates too much while Harrison is out.

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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