Oneil out 10-12 weeks after surgery on broken ankle (source)

Pirates star shortstop Oneil Cruz underwent surgical procedure on his fractured left ankle and is anticipated to overlook 10-12 weeks, a supply advised MLB.com’s Justice delos Santos. The staff has not confirmed the timeline.

Cruz injured the ankle within the sixth inning of Sunday’s sport in opposition to the White Sox when he tried to attain from third on Ke’Bryan Hayes’ weakly hit grounder proper at Chicago’s Yoán Moncada. Cruz hustled down the road however didn’t start to slip till he was a number of toes from house, inflicting him to awkwardly barrel into catcher Seby Zavala, who leapt to seize Moncada’s throw and tried to keep up a sliding lane. Cruz’s left leg bent awkwardly as he fell to the bottom, and he immediately writhed in ache.

The collision resulted within the benches clearing after Pirates first baseman Carlos Santana took exception to Zavala yelling one thing at Cruz. Nobody was ejected and order was restored with out incident.

Cruz’s absence leaves a big gap in Pittsburgh’s lineup, dampening the optimism surrounding the membership’s 6-3 begin. Cruz, the staff’s major leadoff hitter, was hitting .250/.375/.375 with one homer and three stolen bases within the Pirates’ 9 video games.