(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press, Caption for Photo: Pirates pitching coach Bill Murphy, center, confers with catcher Endy Rodríguez, left, and starting pitcher Jared Jones, right, in the second inning against the Rockies, Sunday, June 21, 2026, in Denver.)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pittsburgh Pirates gave a recent update on the injury of their starting pitcher Jared Jones. Jones exited his most recent start yesterday against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver after his right elbow got hit by an 87.9 mph line drive from Rockies first baseman TJ Rumfield in the third inning. Jones left after the end of that inning and was replaced by relief pitcher Yohan Ramírez. The Pirates stated that the initial images of Jones’ elbow came back negative and that they would reexamine him when they get back to Pittsburgh. Jones can be considered day-to-day for his status, and his next projected start is on Saturday, June 27th in Pittsburgh as the Pirates will take on the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park.