Starling Marte, speaking to reporters following the Pirates' 3-2 victory over the White Sox Wednesday afternoon at PNC Park, said he suffered an injury to his right oblique and does not think he'll require a stint on the disabled list.
The Pirates centerfielder did not play Wednesday after being removed from Tuesday's game with "right side discomfort," and he confirmed he suffered the injury during his at-bat in the first inning that ended with a double to left field. Marte does not have a long history of lower-back or abdominal injuries — he spent 19 days on the disabled list in 2012 for an oblique injury — but the team has approached him about being placed on the disabled list.
"We were talking about that recently, and I don’t think it’s necessary to go on the DL," Marte said through team interpreter Mike Gonzalez. "I do just want to kind of feel it out, and I don’t think it’s necessary to go on the DL right now."
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