Pittsburgh Pirates Director of Sports Medicine Todd Tomczyk gave some updates to the local media on players who are out with injuries on Tuesday afternoon. Here’s a rundown.
JT Brubaker is going to get a second opinion regarding his elbow injury. That is being done today, so we should know more on him soon. He has been on the injured list since Opening Day.
Mike Burrows left his start last week after 1.2 innings with with a forearm injury. Ben Cherington gave up update on Sunday. The report today is that it’s a forearm injury, which includes a ligament injury. He is also receiving a second opinion, so we will find out more on this at a later date.
Some #Pirates injury updates (1/2):
Oneil Cruz was discharged from Allegheny General Hospital.
JT Brubaker is seeking a second opinion.
Mike Burrows sustained an injury to the forearm and ligament itself. He's seeking a second opinion, too.
— Justice delos Santos (@justdelossantos) April 11, 2023
Burrows was placed on the injured list for Indianapolis today. They also placed left-handed pitcher Caleb Smith on the 7-day injured list, so they are down two starters.
As of right now, they have only activated infielder Josh Bissonette, though he’s replacing Mark Mathias on the active roster. The Pirates have assigned pitcher Eli Villalobos to Indianapolis, though he’s a reliever.
The update on Jared Triolo is that he had his cast removed two weeks after hamate surgery. He is with Indianapolis beginning his rehab work to get back into game shape.
Lonnie White Jr. is projected to miss 7-9 weeks after having surgery on his thumb according to the update today. That was the initial timeline for returning when it was first reported two weeks ago.
