NEWS
1:37 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored Monday against the Reds.
11:48 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base Friday against the Cubs.
3:05 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Thursday against the Cubs.
3:48 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) (undisclosed) is starting at designated hitter and batting sixth Tuesday against the Yankees.
5:41 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) (undisclosed) isn't starting Saturday against the Mets.
4:29 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) (undisclosed) remains on the bench Friday against the Mets.
4:43 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) (undisclosed) isn't starting Thursday against the Mets.
4:43 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) (undisclosed) isn't starting Thursday against the Mets.
4:46 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) was removed from Wednesday's win over the Reds due to an apparent injury, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
4:46 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) was removed from Wednesday's win over the Reds due to an apparent injury, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
10:09 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 1-for-2 with an RBI and a stolen base in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader sweep of the Reds.
10:09 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 1-for-2 with an RBI and a stolen base in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader sweep of the Reds.
11:20 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
4:39 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) will sit Friday against the Blue Jays.
5:03 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers.
1:04 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
3:11 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored Friday against the Reds.
12:49 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 3-for-4 with three runs scored Thursday against the Red Sox.
1:28 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is not in the starting lineup Thursday versus the Diamondbacks.
3:13 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 3-for-5 with a stolen base and a run in a 6-4 win against Arizona on Wednesday.
12:35 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) isn't starting Thursday against the Brewers.
12:35 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) isn't starting Thursday against the Brewers.
10:55 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 8-2 loss to the Phillies.
10:55 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 8-2 loss to the Phillies.
1:02 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, a stolen base, two RBI and a run scored Thursday against the Phillies.
6:02 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) isn't starting Monday against the Cubs.
7:30 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 3-for-6 with a double, two runs and two RBI in an 8-3 win against the Rockies on Sunday.
10:04 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 0-for-3 with a walk Thursday against the Marlins.
3:54 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Marlins.
1:00 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 2-for-5 with an RBI on Sunday against the Brewers.
2:01 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) will start at second base and bat leadoff in Sunday's game against the Brewers.
5:41 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) (groin) was activated from the 60-day injured list Friday, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.
11:00 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) general manager Ben Cherington said Sunday that Newman (groin) will see time at both shortstop and second base once he's ready to return from the 60-day injured list, Mike Persak of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
4:25 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) (groin/hamstring) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.
9:13 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) (groin/hamstring) has progressed in his recovery and will be considered for a rehab assignment within the next five days, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.
12:03 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Wednesday that Newman (groin) is pain-free with all baseball activities, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.
2:45 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) (groin) has started running Sunday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
3:30 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) (groin/hamstring) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Monday, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.
11:05 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) general manager Ben Cherington said Newman (groin) suffered a hamstring-related setback during the infielder's rehab assignment at Triple-A Indianapolis, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.
1:21 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) (groin) is scheduled to begin a minor-league rehab assignment at Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.
1:21 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) (groin) has resumed all baseball activities except running, Mike Persak of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
4:26 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) (groin) was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday.
2:58 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) (groin) is expected to be placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.
9:54 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) was removed from Tuesday's game against the Brewers with left groin tightness, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.
11:10 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a walk in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Cubs.
5:07 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) isn't starting Thursday's game against the Cubs.
5:23 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) (groin) is starting Monday's game against the Brewers.
11:06 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) (groin) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
8:05 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is considered day-to-day with a groin injury, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
5:18 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is not in the lineup Saturday against the Nationals.
3:24 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Nationals.
10:55 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 1-for-3 with a triple, a walk and two RBI on Wednesday against the Cubs.
11:41 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.
7:34 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) agreed to a one-year, $1.95 million contract with the Pirates to avoid arbitration Tuesday, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
4:15 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) isn't starting Saturday's game against the Reds.
11:41 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI and a run scored in Friday's 9-2 win over Cincinnati.
3:47 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) will not start Tuesday's game against the Reds.
5:28 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) will not start Friday's game against the Marlins.
5:34 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) isn't starting Saturday's game against the Nationals.
12:51 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is not in the lineup Sunday against the Cubs, Mike Persak of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
5:15 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cubs, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
6:32 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 1-for-3 with a double in Sunday's 3-0 loss to the Cardinals.
2:25 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Cardinals.
4:22 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is out of the lineup Friday against the Cardinals.
7:40 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is not starting Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.
8:30 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) isn't in the lineup for Monday's game against the Dodgers.
11:30 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 4-for-4 with four doubles, four runs scored and two RBI in a 14-4 win over the Brewers during the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.
1:58 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Cardinals, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
10:30 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
4:30 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) isn't starting Saturday's game against the Reds.
11:32 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is out of the lineup Sunday against the Phillies, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.
3:35 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Brewers.
1:29 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 4-for-5 with three RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 10-2 win over the Giants.
7:28 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.
2:43 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) will sit for the first half of Saturday's doubleheader against the Mets.
5:40 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) isn't starting Tuesday's game against Atlanta.
10:05 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Brewers.
11:36 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) isn't starting Saturday's game against St. Louis.
11:22 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's loss to Washington.
4:02 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Brewers, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
12:51 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
10:33 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) isn't starting Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rockies, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
8:36 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored in Wednesday's loss to the Cubs.
4:32 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game agains the Cubs.
8:51 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 0-for-3 with a walk and his first stolen base of the season in Sunday's 4-1 loss to San Francisco.
11:17 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is not in the lineup Friday against the Cubs.
10:26 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cardinals, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.
12:33 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
12:01 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 1-for-4 with a run scored in Friday's 6-1 win over the Brewers.
10:37 AM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 1-for-5 with a run in Sunday's 7-1 win against the Cubs.
1:41 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cubs.
2:56 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is not starting Monday against the Reds.
2:09 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) Derek Shelton said Monday that Newman will head into Opening Day as the Pirates' regular shortstop, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
12:55 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 3-for-4 with a double and three runs in Monday's loss to the Orioles.
5:54 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) is 9-for-14 with a 4:0 BB:K in Grapefruit League action.
9:01 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) (hamstring) served as the team's designated hitter and went 0-for-2 with a walk Sunday against the Phillies.
1:46 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Wednesday that Newman is no longer feeling tightness in his hamstring, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
2:39 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) was removed from Sunday's spring game against the Orioles with left hamstring tightness, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.
10:18 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) went 2-for-2 with a walk Thursday against the Braves.
12:14 PM - Kevin Newman (PIT) (knee) was spotted fielding grounders at shortstop Monday during the Pirates' first workout for position players, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.
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