{"id":237830,"date":"2026-07-07T21:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/237830\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T21:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:12:07","slug":"pittsburgh-pirates-konnor-griffin-to-be-sidelined-8-10-weeks-with-finger-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/237830\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Pirates\u2019 Konnor Griffin to be sidelined 8-10 weeks with finger injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghbaseballnow.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/pittsburghbaseballnow.com\/\">PGHBaseballNOW.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The Pirates\u2019 injury woes continue, and the biggest blow was struck on Tuesday when it was announced that starting shortstop Konnor Griffin will be out 8 to 10 weeks with an injury to the sagittal band in his left ring finger. The Pirates placed him on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to July 6).<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a punch in the gut,\u201d manager Don Kelly said ahead of Tuesday\u2019s game. \u201cKonnor is a huge part of the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Griffin will wear a splint for about six weeks before he\u2019s reassessed by the team\u2019s medical staff, according to Director of Sports Medicine Todd Tomczyk. The Pirates believe the injury occurred while Griffin made an acrobatic diving catch against the Nationals\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghbaseballnow.com\/pirates-take-series-with-seven-late-runs-strong-bullpen-lowe-leaves-the-yard\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">on Sunday afternoon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Griffin just returned from the IL on June 26 after missing nearly a month with a right forearm strain. 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