Pirates rookie phenom Konnor Griffin will miss 8-10 weeks with a torn tendon in his finger

Colin Beazley, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Jul 7, 2026

Published in Baseball

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PITTSBURGH — The Pirates are placing shortstop Konnor Griffin on the 10-day injured list with a torn tendon in his left ring finger, Pirates senior director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Tuesday.

In his place, the Pirates recalled infielder Jack Brannigan from Triple-A Indianapolis.

Griffin’s injury will be splinted for six weeks, Tomczyk said, with an estimated timeline of 8-10 weeks for a major league return.

Griffin has already missed nearly a month this season with a flexor strain in his right forearm. Griffin has played just eight games since returning from his first injury.

It was the latest blow for the Pirates, who were already without injured regulars Oneil Cruz and Spencer Horwitz.

Griffin likely sustained the injury with a diving catch on Sunday against the Washington Nationals. He was checked out by a trainer after the inning. He stayed in the game and added another diving catch and the tie-breaking, two-run single in an eventual 11-5 Pirates win.

“Kind of a tough landing and I was shaken up a little bit, but all good,” Griffin said after the game. “Was able to stay in, keep rolling, and come up big with that hit shortly after. So, all good.”

Griffin is batting .276 with five homers and 25 RBIs in his rookie season. In the 40 games since he turned 20 on April 24, he’s batting .314 with five homers, 17 RBIs, 16 stolen bases and an .840 OPS.

The Pirates are expected to revert back to the alignment from June, with Jared Triolo as the primary shortstop. Nick Gonzales and Tyler Callihan will continue playing third, as they have all season.

Triolo has been better of late, posting a .286 average and .833 OPS in his last 16 games, though he doesn’t have the same offensive or defensive upside as Griffin.

The Pirates’ offense was able to weather missing Griffin the first time. He played just four games in June, yet the Pirates still had an .801 OPS, third-best in the majors.

However, the Pirates have spent the bulk of the season hovering around .500 and are currently 46-45. They are three games behind the Miami Marlins for the third and final wild-card spot.

The Pirates have done well to stay in contention through their first injury blows, but at some point, they need to put together a winning run if they want to make the postseason for the first time since 2015. Losing Griffin makes it harder to do so.