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

The Pittsburgh Pirates were only a few innings into the regular season and a freak injury on opening day already threw a wrench into the team’s lineup.

Pirates infielder Nick Gonzales played in 94 games last season and hit .270 with an OPS of .709. He was expected to make an impact in his third year with Pittsburgh this season, but those hopes were dashed against the Miami Marlins on Thursday afternoon.

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Gonzales hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning of the team’s 5-4 loss to the Marlins. As the broadcast tracked the big fly over the fence, Gonzales was seen hobbling around first base.

After the game, manag...