Pirates Outfielder Suffers Shoulder Injury vs. Red Sox

Simon dove head first for home plate and Red Sox catcher Connor Wong moved to tag him out and as he moved, his knee hit Simon's left arm before he touched home plate.

Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz and Kelly both tended to Simon, along with a member of the team medical staff, as they took him off the field ahead of the 4-2 win on Aug. 29.

The Pirates announced after the game that they removed Simon for an injury to his left shoulder, that they were evaluating it and would provide an update when new information was available.

Simon joined the Pirates the same day, as they recalled him from Triple-A Indianapolis, following them putting Jack Suwinski on the 10-day injured list.

The Pirates previously optioned Simon to Indianapolis, after they ended the rehab assignment of center fielder Oneil Cruz and activated him from the concussion injured list on Aug. 26.

He played in two games with Indianapolis, with no hits in five at-bats, plus one walk and one stolen base.

The Pirates recalled Simon on Aug. 13 after they placed Cruz on the seven-day concussion list.

Simon played in seven games for the Pirates, starting four contests in right field and three contests in left field.

He slashed .233/.250/.267 for an OPS of .517 in those seven games, with seven hits in 30 at-bats, one double, two RBIs and one walk to eight strikeouts.

Simon had two hits in his debut, with two runs scored as well in the 12-5 defeat to the Milwaukee Brewers in the series finale at American Family Field on Aug. 13.

He also had two hits in his last outing for the Pirates in their series opener vs. the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Aug. 25, including an RBI-double in his final at-bat, tying the game at 6-6 in the top of the ninth inning.

Simon joined the Pirates on June 2, as they claimed him off of waivers from the Miami Marlins, who designated him for assignment the day prior.

He then played then with Indianapolis before his first call up, slashing .291/.386/.447 for an OPS of .833 in 52 games, 60 hits in 206 at-bats, nine doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 30 RBIs, 32 walks to 40 strikeouts and 24 stolen bases on 30 attempts.

The Pirates currently have Alexander Canario, Cruz, McCutchen, Tommy Pham, Bryan Reynolds and utiltiy man Liover Peguero as their outfield options, if Simon is injured long-term.