Pirates' Nick Gonzales suffers freak injury on home run, hits 10-day IL

The Pittsburgh Pirates were lone a fewer innings into the regular play and a freak wounded connected opening time already threw a wrench into the team’s lineup.

Pirates infielder Nick Gonzales played successful 94 games past play and deed .270 with an OPS of .709. He was expected to marque an interaction successful his 3rd twelvemonth with Pittsburgh this season, but those hopes were dashed against the Miami Marlins connected Thursday afternoon.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Nick Gonzales is congratulated aft hitting a two-run homer against the Marlins, Thursday, March 27, 2025, successful Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Gonzales deed a two-run location tally successful the sixth inning of the team’s 5-4 nonaccomplishment to the Marlins. As the broadcast tracked the large alert implicit the fence, Gonzales was seen hobbling astir archetypal base.

After the game, manager Derek Shelton said Friday Gonzales suffered a "non-displaced fracture of the near ankle." He was placed connected the 10-day injured list.

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Gonzales was primitively injured erstwhile helium fouled a shot disconnected his ankle successful outpouring training. The squad called up Enmanuel Valdez from Triple-A Indianapolis to capable the roster spot.

The 25-year-old Gonzales tin play 2nd basal and shortstop. He was selected successful the archetypal circular of the 2020 MLB Draft and made his large league debut successful 2023. He deed .209 with 13 RBI successful 35 games successful his archetypal season.

Last year, Gonzales had 7 location runs and 49 RBI to spell with his coagulated hitting successful 387 sheet appearances.

Pittsburgh Pirates' Nick Gonzales hits a two-run location tally during an opening-day crippled against the Marlins, Thursday, March 27, 2025, successful Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Baseball Reference projected Gonzales to deed .259 with 49 RBI successful 406 sheet appearances. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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