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: Threw his first live batting practice session on March 14 and said it went well. Wheeler said he will throw another live BP at some point in the coming days, likely a simulated two-inning game. (Last updated: March 14) More >>
RHP Orion Kerkering
Injury: Strained right hamstring (Grade 1)
Expected return: Potentially by Opening Day
Status: Threw live batting practice on March 14. Expects to pitch in a Grapefruit League game on March 17 and hopes to pitch in three games before the end of camp. Thinks it’s a “good possibility” he will be ready for Opening Day. (Last updated: March 14) 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 14
• RHP Alan Rangel: Optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley
• INF Keaton Anthony: Reassigned to Minor League camp
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