Before Wednesday’s game in Milwaukee, the Pirates placed outfielder Oneil Cruz on the seven-day concussion injured list. In his place, they called up outfielder Ronny Simon from Triple-A Indianapolis.

Cruz is believed to have sustained the injury in the fourth inning of Tuesday’s loss to the Brewers, when he collided with left fielder Jack Suwinski while diving for a Joey Ortiz double. Cruz stayed in the game but was removed for a pinch hitter in the top of the sixth inning.

Oneil Cruz was removed from the game with a head injury likely from this play pic.twitter.com/37Cc6rnMfP

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Simon, 25, is batting .303 with eight homers, 39 RBIs and 28 stolen bases in Triple-A this year. He was acquired from waivers from the Marlins in May, when

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