Alexander Canario
OF PIT
Wed 6/18/25 9:48 AM

Canario went 1-for-3 with two RBI against the Tigers on Tuesday.
EDGE Analysis
Canario has lost playing time recently but should be in line for a short-term uptick with Bryan Reynolds expected to be placed on the paternity list. Canario entered the game in the second inning after Reynolds was pulled to be with his family, and Canario delivered a two-RBI single one frame later. After hitting relatively well early in his time with Pittsburgh, Canario has gone just 2-for-20 with a 40.9 percent strikeout rate in June.

Alexander Canario
OF PIT
Wed 6/11/25 10:58 AM

Canario is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
EDGE Analysis
Canario will be on the bench for the third game in a row, with all of his absences from the lineup coming against right-handed pitchers. Though Canario appeared to usurp Tommy Pham as the Pirates' preferred option in left field in early May, both players now look to be behind the hot-hitting Adam Frazier on the depth chart. Frazier is a left-handed hitter, so Canario or Pham will likely spell him in left field when the Pirates face southpaws.

Alexander Canario
OF PIT
Thu 6/5/25 3:44 PM

Canario is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Astros.
EDGE Analysis
Tommy Pham could be re-taking the left field job from Canario, as this will be Pham's second straight start there and fourth start in the last six games. Canario has a .546 OPS and 40 percent strikeout rate over his last 10 tilts.

Alexander Canario
OF PIT
Wed 6/4/25 3:39 PM

Canario is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
EDGE Analysis
Canario has struck out at a 40 percent clip and has produced a .546 OPS over his last 10 games, and his poor contact rate is beginning to cost him some playing time. He'll hit the bench for the third time in five games while Tommy Pham gets the nod in left field in his place.

Alexander Canario
OF PIT
Sun 6/1/25 2:38 PM

Canario is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.
EDGE Analysis
He'll hit the bench for the second time in the series while the Pirates hand Tommy Pham another start in left field. Canario still looks to be the Pirates' preferred option at the position, as he holds a 124-point edge in OPS over Pham on the season.

Alexander Canario
OF PIT
Fri 5/30/25 5:34 PM

Canario is not in the Pirates' starting lineup against the Padres on Friday, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
EDGE Analysis
Canario will open the weekend series on the bench while Tommy Pham, Oneil Cruz and Bryan Reynolds man the outfield for the Pirates. Canario has reached base safely in each of his last six games and has gone 9-for-26 (.346) with two steals, four runs scored and one RBI over that span.

Alexander Canario
OF PIT
Wed 5/28/25 2:34 AM

Canario went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's 9-6 win over the Diamondbacks.
EDGE Analysis
Canario has three straight multi-hit efforts and has hit safely in his last five games. In that longer span, he's gone 9-for-22 (.409), though he also has a 1:9 BB:K during that stretch. The outfielder is at a .250/.304/.385 slash line with two steals, three home runs, seven RBI and 12 runs scored over 112 plate appearances this season. He has played regularly since May 9 while typically occupying a spot in the middle of the lineup while seeing time at all three outfield positions.

Alexander Canario
OF PIT
Thu 5/22/25 3:41 PM

Canario is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Brewers.
EDGE Analysis
Canario had started the previous four contests and 11 of the last 12 tilts, but he'll get a breather in Thursday's series opener. Tommy Pham is handling left field and batting eighth for the Pirates.

Alexander Canario
OF PIT
Wed 5/21/25 10:59 AM

Canario will start in right field and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Reds.
EDGE Analysis
With Andrew McCutchen getting a breather for the afternoon game and with Bryan Reynolds occupying the designated-hitter spot, the Pirates will have room at the corner-outfield spots for both Canario and Tommy Pham. However, the Pirates are seemingly prioritizing Canario ahead of Pham when McCutchen is in the lineup, as Canario will pick up his seventh start in the Bucs' last eight games, while Pham is getting just his third start during that stretch. Canario owns a modest .654 OPS on the season, but that still represents a big upgrade over the .481 OPS that Pham has provided.

Alexander Canario
OF PIT
Sat 5/17/25 10:51 AM

Canario went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer, a walk and two runs scored Friday against the Phillies.
EDGE Analysis
Canario was the primary source of the Pirates' offense, tallying his third home run of the season. He has started seven consecutive games and gone 10-for-24 with a pair of homers, two doubles, four RBI and four runs scored in that span.