Oneil Cruz had surgery on his left ankle Sunday night after fracturing it against the White Sox earlier that day, the Pirates announced Monday afternoon.
The Pirates anticipate Cruz returning to action in four months, so it does not appear to be a season-ending injury, but the club will be without its shortstop for the majority of the season. A source later clarified to DK Pittsburgh Sports that it's four months for game action, not the start of the rehab assignment, and that a return to the majors is currently the hope for the end of that four-month window.