Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Kevin Newman (groin) was removed from Tuesday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers due to groin tightness. He was bothered by a groin issue earlier in the year, which caused him to miss three games. The 28-year-old went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored before exiting. The severity of Newman's injury is unknown, and he is considered day-to-day. Fantasy managers should monitor the situation closely as Pittsburgh could promote top prospect Oneil Cruz if Newman ...

Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said that shortstop Kevin Newman (groin) went through defense and sprints on Sunday, and the GM expressed optimism that Newman would be back in the lineup on Monday against Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Eric Lauer. Newman missed his third straight game on Sunday against the Washington Nationals. Fantasy managers have probably been wondering if the Pirates would bring up top shortstop prospect Oneil Cruz, but that looks like it won't happen ...

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Kevin Newman went 2-for-4 with a home run, one RBI and two runs scored in a 5-4 win over St. Louis. It was his fourth home run of the season, as he's now slashing .227/.263/.311 with four homers, three steals, 27 RBI and 41 runs scored over 112 games. Based on his performance this year and last year, it's beginning to look like his breakout 2019 campaign in which he slashed .308/.353/.446 with 12 homers and 16 steals might have been a fluke performance. Even in the ...

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Kevin Newman went 4-for-4 with four doubles, two RBI and four runs scored in a 14-4 win in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against Milwaukee. It's been a disappointing year for Newman, who is slashing .227/.264/.303 over 107 games this season. However he has started to heat up at the plate recently, as he's now slashing .319/.340/.532 with one steal, eight RBI and seven runs scored over his last 15 games. He could be worth looking at in deeper formats while he's ...

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Kevin Newman went 0-for-5 with a strikeout and a run scored in a 4-2 loss to the Diamondbacks on Monday night. It seems that Newman left his bat behind in Spring Training this year, as he is slashing .208/.248/.268 over 87 games after hitting over .600 back in March. The frustrating part is that he's not striking out hardly at all. He's just suffering from weak contact. He currently sports a career-best 7.4 percent strikeout rank, as he ranks in the 100th percentile...

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Kevin Newman went 2-for-4 with a home run, one RBI and a run scored in a 3-2 loss to the Nationals. It was Newman's second homer of the season, and his first since April 24 as he is now slashing .209/.250/.270 with two steals, 12 RBI and 20 runs scored over 60 games this year. After Newman's ridiculous numbers in Spring Training, to say that his performance this season has been disappointing is an understatement. Until he shows significant improvement at the plate, ...

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Kevin Newman finished 2-for-5 with a run scored in a 5-1 loss to the Reds on Wednesday night. It was his second multi-hit performance in his last five games, as he is now hitting 6-for-22 with a triple, one RBI and four runs scored in that span. It looks like he may be starting to heat up after a slow start to the season, as he is now slashing .208/.238/.267 in 33 games. He'll need to continue to show improvement at the plate before managers in any format should ...

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Kevin Newman launched his first home run of the season on Saturday, finishing 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in the win over the Twins. After putting up a ridiculous .606/.641/.788 triple-slash line in 13 games this spring, Newman's bat has gone ice cold to start the year as he is now slashing .176/.208/.250 with two doubles, one home run and four RBI. Managers can hope that his home run could trigger a resurgence at the plate for Newman, but until we see more ...

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Kevin Newman is not in the lineup on Monday for the series opener with the Reds. After a blistering Spring Training in which he slashed .606/.641/.788 in 13 games, Newman has come back down to earth to start the regular season as he is just 3-for-13 with one RBI and a strikeout through his first three games. This is likely just a day off for Newman, as Erik Gonzalez will get the start at short today and bat fifth against Cincinnati starter Jose De Leon.

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Kevin Newman went 2-for-2 with a double, a walk and a stolen base in a 3-1 loss to the Tigers on Saturday. It was Newman's fifth multi-hit performance of the spring, as he has reached base safely in seven straight games and is now slashing .688/.762/.813 with two doubles, five walks and no strikeouts. Despite a down year in 2020 where he slashed .224/.281/.276, Newman is a potential 15-homer, 15-steal threat, making him an interesting late-round option for the ...