In an article at the P-G, Nubyjas Wilborn reported that Pirates catcher Elias Diaz is out with an undisclosed illness and may not recover in time to be ready for Opening Day. Wilborn’s cited source was team trainer Todd Tomczyk, who said that Diaz will be “limited to no activities for a couple of weeks,” and will be evaluated on a “week to week” basis.
In a separate tweet, Wilborn said that the illness was viral in nature. Diaz had initially been held out of workouts on 2/20, though the severity of his malady was not made clear at that time.