The Pittsburgh Pirates haven't had one of their top players in the lineup for the past two weeks, but they're confident he'll be back soon enough.

How Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz took a big step toward recovering from his head injury from earlier this month.

A former Altoona Curve player returns to Peoples Natural Gas Field to begin a Major League Rehab assignment Saturday as the Curve takes on the Reading Fightin Phils. The Pittsburgh Pirates announced outfielder Oneil Cruz will begin the assignment after he was placed on a 7-day Concussion injured list on Aug.