Newman is considered day-to-day with a groin injury, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

EDGE Analysis

Newman has been out of the lineup Friday and Saturday, though no injury had been announced. It's unclear whether the issue will cause a stint on the injured list. Cole Tucker and Hoy Park have gotten looks as shortstop in Newman's absence, while Oneil Cruz awaits a promotion at Triple-A Indianapolis.

Newman is not in the lineup Saturday against the Nationals.

EDGE Analysis

Newman started the first six games of the season at shortstop but has now been on the bench for two in a row. Cole Tucker will take over for him this time around.

Newman is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Nationals.

EDGE Analysis

Newman started the first six games of the season and has a hit in all but one contest, going 5-for-23 with a triple, three doubles, five RBI and a run. Hoy Park will shift to shortstop Friday in place of Newman, while Diego Casto starts at the keystone.

Newman went 1-for-3 with a triple, a walk and two RBI on Wednesday against the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

Newman delivered a two-RBI triple in the third inning to put the Pirates up 5-1. Though he has a .097 ISO across 1,371 career plate appearacnes, Newman has quietly started the 2022 campaign with some pop in his bat. Across 21 plate appearances, he has delivered two doubles and a triple, and he has also tallied one hit in four of his five starts.

Newman is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.

EDGE Analysis

Pittsburgh and St. Louis are concluding their four-game series with a matinee contest, so Newman is likely just getting a breather for the start of a seven-game week for the Pirates. He started at shortstop in each of the first three games of the season, going 3-for-12 with two doubles and an RBI while slotting in fifth, ninth and sixth in the batting order. Hoy Park will draw the start at shortstop Monday, but Newman appears to be fairly secure in an everyday role in the middle infield.

Newman agreed to a one-year, $1.95 million contract with the Pirates to avoid arbitration Tuesday, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

It was Newman's first year of arbitration eligibility, and he was able to reach a deal with the Pirates without needing an arbiter. The 28-year-old broke out in 2019 with a .799 OPS, but he's struggled over the past two seasons and hit just .226/.265/.309 in 148 games during 2021.

Newman isn't starting Saturday's game against the Reds.

EDGE Analysis

Newman went 3-for-4 with two RBI, a run and a strikeout in Friday's series opener, and he'll get a breather Saturday. Oneil Cruz will make his major-league debut at shortstop and bat eighth.

Newman went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI and a run scored in Friday's 9-2 win over Cincinnati.

EDGE Analysis

All three of Newman's hits were singles, the biggest coming in the eighth inning to extend Pittsburgh's lead to 4-1. He came around to score on a Cole Tucker grand slam. Newman has a modest four-game hitting streak, during which he's gone 6-for-13 with three RBI and a pair of runs. He's still sitting on a lackluster .226/.265/.310 slash line through 550 plate appearances overall, and he's gone seven games without an extra-base hit.

Newman went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

The shortstop's RBI came on a sixth-inning sacrifice fly. Newman has hit safely in just four of his last 10 games, going 6-for-37 (.162) in that span. He's slashing a meager .221/.259/.306 through 543 plate appearances in a near-everyday role for Pittsburgh. He's added just five home runs, six steals, 37 RBI and 48 runs scored in 145 games, which makes his breakout in 2019 look more like an outlier compared to his other three seasons.

Newman will not start Tuesday's game against the Reds.

EDGE Analysis

Newman remains a regular despite the fact that he's hitting just .224/.261/.331 on the season. It will take quite a run over the final two weeks if he's to avoid finishing with an OPS south of .600 for the second straight season. Cole Tucker takes over at shortstop.