Pirates put Josh Harrison on 15-day DL with thumb injury

Harrison jammed his thumb Sunday while stealing a base in the seventh inning of a win over the Cleveland Indians. The team is officially saying that Harrison will seek a second opinion and they will offer an update following that.

Josh Harrison has torn thumb ligaments. In 75 games, he was hitting.279/.313/.384 with four home runs and 22 RBIs.

Speaking of which – well, sort of – the Bucs will place Harrison on the disabled list to clear space for the newly acquired Travis Ishikawa.

“My hands got stuck in the dirt, got cut up a little bit”, he said.

As for a prognosis, Harrison said, “I’m still trying to figure that out myself”.

Harrison said the thumb feels better than it did yesterday but is still swollen.

The Pirates placed the 27-year-old Harrison on the 15-day DL Monday. “I’ll get through it”.

The 28-year-old signed a four-year, $11 million contract with The Pirates on January 16 as a free agent.

Harrison will be replaced at third base in tonight’s lineup by Jung Ho Kang.

“” “If it was me, I”™d say let”™s go right now,” he said. Washington star Bryce Harper won’t participate in the All-Star Home Run Derby because his father isn’t available to pitch to him. ” “It”™s one of those things, I guess, where only time will tell.”. But he has been an invaluable asset as a utility player, playing 56 games at third, and getting more than a dozen starts at second base and in the outfield.

The Pirates will also play without LF Starling Marte tonight. “”” “We”™ve got a good team, and Clint (Hurdle) has said it before “” it”™s going to take us all.”. Marte left Sunday’s game with discomfort in his side and will sit out tonight.