The Pirates announced that first baseman/right fielder Ryan O’Hearn has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a right quad strain. Outfielder Jake Mangum was activated from the 10-day IL in the corresponding move, and Mangum will take O’Hearn’s spot on the 26-man roster.
O’Hearn’s injury occurred in yesterday’s 6-0 Pirates loss to the Phillies. While playing first base in the top of the second inning, O’Hearn made a bit of an awkward move to avoid batter Alec Bohm on the baseline while chasing a pop-up in foul territory. O’Hearn completed the play, but then “every time I tried to do more than a walk or a slow jog, it just felt like my leg was grabbing on me,” as he told Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and other reporters. Jared Triolo replaced O’Hearn at first base prior to the top of the fourth inning.
More to come…
The promising season all Pirate fans that hoped for are pretty much dashed
Mangum is a nice player but he has zero power and strikes out too often
That’s definitely not O’Hearn in the thumbnail. I think that’s a bullpen catcher from a few seasons ago.
Jordan Comadena – catching coach.
It’s definitely not a season killed injury as TheMan 3 made it out to be. Sucks he’s injured though