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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pirates place slugger on 7-day concussion list
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WKBN) – The Pittsburgh Pirates place centerfielder Oneil Cruz on the 7-day concussion list on Wednesday. In a corresponding roster move, the team have recalled infielder Ronny Simon from Triple-A Indianapolis. Cruz suffered the concussion in a collision with outfielder Jack Suwinski on Tuesday night. This season, Cruz has posted a batting average of .207 with 18 homers, 51 RBIs and a National League-leading 34 steals in 108 games. This season, Cruz has posted a batting average of .207 with 18 homers, 51 RBIs and a National League-leading 34 steals in 108 games. Simon has appeared in 19 games with the Marlins earlier this season. He hit .234 with 5 RBIs with Miami. He was claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh in early June. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Reuters
6 days ago
- Sport
- Reuters
Pirates place OF Oneil Cruz on 7-day concussion list
August 13 - By Field Level Media The Pittsburgh Pirates placed outfielder Oneil Cruz on the seven-day concussion injured list on Wednesday following his collision in the outfield during a loss to the host Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night. Center fielder Cruz, 26, ran into left fielder Jack Suwinski while attempting to catch Joey Ortiz's double in the fourth inning of Milwaukee's 14-0 victory. Cruz was removed from the game in the top of the sixth inning. In a corresponding move, Pittsburgh recalled rookie outfielder Ronny Simon from Triple-A Indianapolis. Cruz is batting .207 in 108 games with 18 home runs, 51 RBIs and a National League-leading 34 stolen bases in 38 attempts. The native of the Dominican Republic is in his fifth season with the Pirates since making his major league debut in October 2021 and has a career .237 average with 58 homers, 188 RBIs and 69 steals in 352 games. Pittsburgh selected Simon, 25, off waivers from the Miami Marlins on June 2. The native of the Dominican Republic batted .234 (11-for-47) with five RBIs in 19 games for Miami this season.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Pirates claim infielder off waivers from Miami
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WKBN) – The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed second-baseman Ronny Simon off waivers from the Miami Marlins on Monday. Simon gained national attention last week in a game against the Padres, committing multiple errors in a three-inning span. He was later seen wiping tears from his eyes and was consoled by teammates. He was designated for assignment by Miami last week. Simon, who was optioned by Triple-A Indianapolis, appeared in 19 games with the Marlins this season, posting a batting average of .234 with a pair of doubles and 5 RBI. In a corresponding roster move, right-handed pitcher Tanner Rainey was designated for assignment by Pittsburgh. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
New York Post
30-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Marlins DFA infielder Ronny Simon days after three-error game
Ronny Simon's tough week just got worse. The Marlins designated the 25-year-old rookie utility player for assignment Friday afternoon. Simon made headlines for all the wrong reasons this week after he tallied three fielding errors in just four innings against the Padres on Tuesday and was spared of a fourth by the scorekeeper. 3 Simon was in tears during his tough game. @js9inningsmedia/X Simon was brought to tears in the middle of the game over his performance and wound up being replaced after the fourth inning — running off the diamond and into the clubhouse. With his emotions clearly running high, Simon received plenty of support — particularly from the Padres players. 'It happens, it's baseball,' San Diego star Fernando Tatis Jr. said after the game. 'Everyone that has won a Platinum or Gold Glove has had one of those nights. I definitely know he's a great player, he has won MVP from Winter League over there in the Dominican and I've seen him play really good baseball. I have no doubt he's going to be a really good baseball player.' Simon also said he received positive messages from Padres stars Manny Machado and Luiz Arraez, as well as Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo and former MLB star Robinson Cano. 'A lot of emotions yesterday,' Simon said the next day. 'I feel bad and sad for that one. Try to keep working hard every day, I try to go to the field and be better every day.' Miami held a 6-0 lead after just an inning against San Diego but the lead quickly dissipated, with Simon's errors majorly contributing. His first error was a throwing error to the plate which allowed a run to score. He then had a chopper go past him to score a run — it was initially ruled an error but was later changed to a hit. 3 Ronny Simon doesn't make the play on a ball hit by the Padres. Denis Poroy-Imagn Images In the fourth inning, he made back-to-back errors with a fielding error and then a throwing error. One batter later, the game was tied. The Marlins would lose the game, 8-6. Simon was just added to Miami's 40-man roster last month after signing a minor-league deal with the team in the offseason. He hit .354/.441/.521 in 15 Triple-A games, which led to his promotion to the majors. 3 Ronny Simon batted 1-for-2 in Tuesday's game with an RBI. Denis Poroy-Imagn Images In 56 plate appearances in the bigs, he slashed .234/.327/.277. He made just one fielding error in 18 games prior to his brutal outing Tuesday. Upon being designated for assignment, Simon can be claimed and added to another team's 40-man roster or he could land back in Miami's minor-league system.
Forbes
29-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Compassionate Leadership And The Ronny Simon Story
Positive workforce cultures recognize that we all have 'Ronny Simon' days. Sports vignettes can often provide valuable leadership lessons, whether by actions on the field, in the clubhouse or in the front office. All too often, however, those lessons are inherently negative; e.g., 'palms up' body language from team stars; coaches who lose the respect of their players; impatient owners who make rash termination decisions. Then there's the Ronny Simon story, in which his Miami Marlins teammates and coaches responded to his dreadful on-the-field miscues with a very public demonstration of sympathy, support and camaraderie. It's the most 'feel good' kind of lesson; about how leadership support, understanding and compassion in the face of individual adversity can make a difference not only to the player, but also change the internal dynamic of the team and perhaps how it is considered by its fan base. Business leaders should take note; it's a cost-free lesson. In some ways, it resembles a baseball version of 'It's A Wonderful Life'. Simon is that not ‒ uncommon commodity, the baseball vagabond. Signed at age 18, he has languished in various corners of the lower minor leagues for seven years without ever reaching he majors. The back of his baseball card resembles a road map, compiling 558 games in towns ranging from Hillsboro (where's that?), Visalia (hello, Crash Davis), Mesa, and Bowling Green to Montgomery, Durham and Jacksonville (the 'Jumbo Shrimp'). He isn't a big guy; he certainly isn't a star. He's just a guy who loves playing ball. But miracles do happen, and he was called up by the Miami Marlins on April 20, as a reserve infielder. Finally, he had reached 'The Show'. But the miracle turned into misery on the evening of May 27 in San Diego, before 40,000 Padres fans. For on that evening, second baseman Simon was charged with three errors before the end of the fourth inning (and was briefly charged with a fourth). After the last of the errors, Marlins manager Clayton McCullough humanely called a mound meeting, in which the entire infield surrounded Simon with visible demonstrations of support; backslapping, rear end patting, shoulder rapping. He was mercifully replaced at the end of the inning but left the field in tears. Yet after the game, the compassion continued. Simon was showered with support from teammates, retired Marlins stars and even members of the Padres. His response was warmly typical of an underdog: 'Just keep your head up...[D] And 'the guys' are right ‒ those things are going to happen. And they happen in every occupation, including both sports and business; to all of us. But they are, more often than not, greeted with blame, derision, ridicule and penalization rather than sensitivity, compassion and thoughtfulness. That's the 'big picture' leadership takeaway from Tuesday evening at Petco Park. As the National Association of Corporate Directors has repeatedly noted, a positive workforce culture is an important organizational asset. And 'winning' organizational cultures will often respond compassionately to Ronny Simon moments within their own workforce. Those cultures will recognize that everyone ‒from the executive suite to the probationary employee ‒ will have 'one of those days'. Almost everyone has had nightmares of garish failure when thrust upon the big stage of their own career. But winning cultures will also recognize the value in employees who, like Ronny Simon, 'just keep trying;' they're often the glue within a diverse workforce. They're examples of commitment to the mission; they provide inspirational value to those whose work desire may be lacking. That's not to suggest that individual employees shouldn't eventually be held accountable for their mistakes. There will always be situations in which seemingly harsh employment decisions must be made. Indeed, Ronny Simon's three errors contributed mightily to the Marlins' loss that night in San Diego, and he wasn't in the lineup the next day. His tenure in the majors may prove to be the veritable 'cup of coffee'. But Simon's contribution to the game, and to leadership principles in general, may ultimately read like an All-Star's statistics line. Because the Marlins' reaction sends a message to all board members, executive and managers who may be prone to 'bench' subordinates whose errors cause the company to lose the equivalent of one game in a long season. In those circumstances empathy, not ruthlessness, may sometimes be the best leadership strategy, and in so doing score one for the team.
