Latest Phillies injuries & transactions
This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Phillies injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
RHP Zack Wheeler
Injury: Right upper extremity blood clot
Expected return: April-May
Status: Scheduled to throw first live batting practice March 14. Threw his fifth bullpen session March 10, approximately 46 pitches over two simulated innings. (Last updated: March 13) More >>
RHP Orion Kerkering
Injury: Strained right hamstring (Grade 1)
Expected return: Potentially by Opening Day
Status: Scheduled to throw a second live batting practice March 14. Threw his first March 10. Manager Rob Thomson said Kerkering “possibly” could be ready by Opening Day. (Last updated: March 13) More >>
INF Aidan Miller (Phillies' No. 1 prospect, No. 23 overall)
Injury: Sore lower back
Expected return: TBD
Status: Sent to Philadelphia on March 6 to see another team doctor about his recurring back issue. Manager Rob Thomson said there is zero concern and the team is being "super cautious." Miller was reassigned to Minor League camp March 12. (Last updated: March 13) More >>
OF Gabriel Rincones Jr. (Phillies' No. 8 prospect)
Injury: Soreness/tendinitis in both knees
Expected return: TBD
Status: Had not played this spring before being optioned to Minor League camp on March 7. Had a PRP injection in the offseason, but he remains sidelined. (Last updated: March 10)
RHP Max Lazar
Injury: Abdominal/oblique issue
Expected return: TBD
Status: Left Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic after feeling something in his abdomen/oblique. Phillies manager Rob Thomson said it’s “very mild.” (Last updated: March 10)
1B Keaton Anthony (Phillies' No. 30 prospect)
Injury: Broken bone in right foot
Expected return: TBD
Status: Broke the second metatarsal in his right foot in a March 9 game in Ft. Myers. Expected to have surgery in the coming days. (Last updated: March 10)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
March 13
• INF Carson DeMartini, INF Aroon Escobar, INF Bryan Rincon and OF Dylan Campbell: Reassigned to Minor League camp
March 12
• INF Aidan Miller, RHP Andrew Bechtold, RHP Michael Mercado, C Kehden Hettiger, C Mark Kolozsvary and C Caleb Ricketts: Reassigned to Minor League camp
March 9
• RHP Alex McFarlane: Optioned to Double-A Reading
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