Konnor Griffin Faces 8-10 Week IL Stint With Torn Finger Tendon
Pittsburgh's 20-year-old shortstop will be placed on the injured list after tearing a tendon in his left ring finger, his second significant injury this season.
Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin has been diagnosed with a torn tendon in the ring finger of his left hand and will be placed on the injured list. The team's director of sports medicine confirmed Griffin will wear a split for six weeks and is projected to miss eight to ten weeks total. This is Griffin's second notable injury of the season, following roughly a month lost to a right elbow strain. Prior to this setback, Griffin had been hitting .276/.332/.404 overall and .310/.365/.462 over his last 159 plate appearances.
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