PITTSBURGH -- Josh Harrison stood in front of his locker at PNC Park on Friday with his usual wide grin and optimistic outlook. The only difference was the cast on his left hand and forearm, the product of an injury that could keep him out for nearly two months.
He is expected to miss about seven weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb. That would put him in line to return to the Pirates' lineup for the September stretch run.
Facing his first career stint on the disabled list, Harrison chose Friday to look on the bright side -- what could go right, rather than what went wrong when he jammed his thumb in the dirt on an awkward slide into second base Sunday.