Travis Snider (toe) will begin a rehab assignment Monday with Double-A Altoona. Snider has been sidelined since late July with an injured toe. Assuming he avoids setbacks, he should rejoin the Pirates before the end of the month.

Travis Snider (toe) took part in live batting practice on Tuesday. Snider has resumed hitting activities, but has still yet to be cleared for full-speed running. If he can avoid setbacks, he should be able to return in late August. The Pirates are expected to send him on a rehab assignment next week.

Travis Snider (toe) will take batting practice Tuesday. It will be the first time he's done so since going on the DL late last month with an injured toe. Snider is likely to begin a rehab assignment next week and return well before the end of the month.

Travis Snider (toe) played catch Tuesday. Snider is slowly incorporated baseball activities but hasn't been cleared for full-speed running yet. "It will be a progression this week," Snider said. "We'll see how my body responds."

Pirates placed OF Travis Snider on the 15-day disabled list with a left big toe injury. It's not clear at this point how long he'll be sidelined. Jose Tabata will be the Pirtes' primary right fielder while Snider is on the DL.

Travis Snider finished 0-for-4 with a strikeout in the Pirates' loss to the Braves on Wednesday. Snider is now batting .245/.312/.374 and he has just one extra-base hit since May 28. It's quite odd that Bucs manager Clint Hurdle insists on batting him second.

Travis Snider went 0-for-4 and struck out three times Monday against the Braves. Snider is batting .195 with four RBI in 41 at-bats since his big pinch-hit grand slam against the Cubs on May 21. The Pirates are giving him every chance to succeed, but a .255 average and two homers in 149 at-bats isn't anything to write home about.

Travis Snider launched a pinch-hit grand slam in Tuesday's win over the Cubs. After getting Gaby Sanchez to fly out to shallow left with one out, Shawn Camp served up a fat pitch to Snider, who deposited it just over the right-center field wall. Snider has just two longballs this season, but they've both come over the last week.

Travis Snider went 3-for-5 and finally hit his first homer of the season Thursday in the Pirates' 7-1 defeat of the Brewers. He also swiped his first base. Snider had zeroes in both categories through 35 games and 91 at-bats going into the night. He's actually hitting .292, but that's probably not going to continue, not with his strikeout rate. It's a must that he hit more homers if he's going to establish himself as a starter in the Pittsburgh outfield.

Travis Snider (side) is available off the bench Wednesday. Snider struck out in a pinch-hit appearance Tuesday, but he hasn't started since last Friday due to tightness in his right side. The Pirates are hoping he'll be able to return to the starting lineup on Saturday against the Nationals.