ECU baseball alum and Miami Marlins third baseman Connor Norby will be out 6-8 weeks, likely into September, after wrist surgery earlier this week.
ESPN.com reports he had surgery Wednesday to repair a broken hamate bone. Reports had him experiencing soreness in his wrist during the road series with the Baltimore Orioles last Friday.
He was placed on the Injured List last Sunday.
“Speaking with Connor in Baltimore, he felt like things were starting to come around,” ECU alum and manager Clayton McCullough said, according to ESPN. “He felt better about himself in the box. He felt like he was making some real strides defensively, and then not knowing at the time what the length of it was going to be and what it was. But he was sore. I think he was just more disappointed if he was going to have to miss some time. He felt right now he was trending.”
Norby was batting .241 average and had a .289 on-base percentage with six home runs and 26 RBIs in 72 games. He was sidelined for the first two months of the season with an oblique injury.
On Friday, Norby posted a message to X, saying, “Not the season I’ve wanted up to this point but I’ll be back soon and the boys will continue to roll. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. Been a frustrating year personally but if you truly know me, you know how hard I’ll work to beat timelines and how hard I have and will continue to work to learn from this season and be better for it. And for all the doubters, you’ve been there my whole career and I keep receipts. Gods plan. John 13:7”
Baseball resumed on Friday for the majors and minors after a pause for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Friday.
Major League Baseball
- Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: See above
- Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: 1-for-3 in 7-3 loss to Arizona
- Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Didn’t pitch in 2-0 win over Tigers
- Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not pitch in 8-6 wn over Athletics
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- Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Pitched the final inning of a 4-0 win over the Giants. He struck out all three batters he faced in a non-save situation.
- Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Won 8-7 in 10 innings over the Royals to improve to 45-51
- Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: Didn’t pitch in 6-4 win over Twins
Triple-A
- Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (Giants): Did not pitch in 5-2 loss to Oklahoma City
Double-A
- Trey Yesavage, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays): Did not pitch in 3-1 loss to Binghampton
- Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): Placed on 7-day injured list with right shoulder strain on June 12.
- Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list
Single-A
- Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): 2-for-4 with RBI in 4-1 win over Spokane. Had a double and his 41st RBI of the season in the sixth for a 4-0 lead.
- Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): 0-for-2 with a run and two walks in 9-3 loss to Jersey Shore
- Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not pitch in 9-3 loss to Jersey Shore
- Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Did not pitch in 5-1 win over Quad Cities
- Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): Did not play in 1-0 win over South Bend
- Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): 1-for-5 hitting in clean-up spot in 8-6 loss to Fort Myers
- Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
- Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Did not pitch in 7-4 loss to Lakeland
- Landon Ginn, Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs): Did not pitch in 3-0 win over Augusta
Frontier League
- Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Did not pitch in 11-3 loss to Quebec
Photo credit: Connor Norby (AP photo)
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