BRADENTON, Fla. — Pirates prospect Austin Meadows, an outfielder drafted ninth overall in 2013, suffered a right eye injury Tuesday during a workout at Pirate City. Initial tests showed an orbital fracture, but he'll undergo further testing next week in Pittsburgh.
Meadows, 20, hit .307 with a .357 on-base percentage last season for Class High-A Bradenton. He graduated to Class AA Altoona late in the year and batted .360 in 25 at-bats.
Baseball America ranks Meadows as the No. 2 prospect in the Pirates organization, behind only right-hander Tyler Glasnow.
Stephen J. Nesbitt: snesbitt@post-gazette.com and on Twitter @stephenjnesbitt.