Phillies’ first baseman Rhys Hoskins is taken off the field with a non-contact, left knee injury,
Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins suffers a torn ACL after collapsing to the ground in a spring training game with no one near him, just a week before MLB Opening Day.
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins was carted off the field during a spring training game Thursday after tearing the ACL in his left knee while fielding a ground ball.
In the top of the second inning against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, the 29-year-old was dropping back to play a chopper, a ball that bounces multiple times or hits the ground around home plate, when the ball slipped out of his glove. . .
Soon after, he fell to the ground and began clutching his left knee.
Teammates gathered around him in concern before he was carried off the field.
It gives the Phillies one big worry ahead of the new season: Hoskins hit 30 home runs with 79 RBI last season for the reigning National League champions.
Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins was injured on a no-contact play against Detroit on Thursday
Hoskins was injured in the top of the second inning. He hit 30 home runs and 79 RBIs last year.
Hoskins, who turned 30 last week, hit six home runs in Philadelphia’s playoff run last season. The Phillies lost to the Houston Astros in the World Series.
It’s another blow for the Phillies, who will be without top pitching prospect Andrew Painter for a few more weeks with a sprained ligament in his right elbow.
And slugger Bryce Harper isn’t expected to return until around the All-Star break after undergoing Tommy John surgery in November.
The Phillies ended up losing to the Tigers on Thursday, 1-4. The team will continue their spring training by taking on the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.
Philadelphia will travel south to play the Texas Rangers on Opening Day, March 30.
Phillies fans will sweat for their first baseman’s health, with fears he’s out for a while