Newly acquired Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Spencer Horwitz is expected to miss most of spring training after undergoing surgery on his right wrist. Horwitz, acquired in a trade with Cleveland in December,

Gazette, Pirates first baseman Spencer Horwitz (wrist) is expected to miss six-to-eight weeks. Hiles noted that Horwitz underwent a procedure on his right wrist last week to address "chronic symptoms" and is expected to make a full recovery.

Pirates first baseman Spencer Horwitz will miss time in Spring Training because of a right wrist injury, report Andrew Destin and Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. While specifics on the injury are unclear, Destin and Hiles write that Horwitz underwent surgery at some point and remains in a cast.

Last season, Spencer Horwitz opened some eyes across baseball when he slashed .256/.357/.433 for the Blue Jays. In fact, he opened so many eyes that he was traded to the Guardians in the offseason as a part of the return for Andrés Giménez before being re-routed to Pittsburgh in a trade for Luis Ortiz.