Jose Osuna doesn't make trip to Houston with Pirates because of 'lower neck discomfort'
Jose Osuna did not make the trip to Houston with the Pittsburgh Pirates because of “lower neck discomfort,” the club said in a statement, and will return to Pittsburgh this week for further examination.
Osuna, a first baseman-outfielder, slashed .154/.244/.231 with three doubles, no home runs and two RBIs, striking out 10 times in 21 games in Grapefruit League play.
The Pirates are playing two exhibition games against the Astros, then open the season at Cincinnati on Thursday.
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Kevin Gorman is a TribLive reporter covering the Pirates. A Baldwin native and Penn State graduate, he joined the Trib in 1999 and has covered high school sports, Pitt football and basketball and was a sports columnist for 10 years. He can be reached at kgorman@triblive.com.
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