PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rhys Hoskins will miss the remainder of the season with an belly tear that requires surgical procedure, the Philadelphia Phillies slugger introduced Thursday.
Hoskins leads the Phillies with 27 homers and 71 RBIs, and the news is a serious blow to the staff’s playoff hopes. Philadelphia entered Thursday trailing first-place Atlanta by 5 video games within the NL East.
Hoskins had been enjoying by way of an belly harm all season, however he aggravated it when he dove awkwardly for a ball at Washington on Aug. 5.
He spent two weeks on the injured checklist, returned to the lineup Sunday and hit two homers in a win at San Diego. He didn’t begin once more till Wednesday’s loss to Tampa Bay, throughout which he made just a few performs within the area that additional exacerbated the harm.
Hoskins’ ultimate at-bat this season was a game-tying homer within the eighth inning towards the Rays.
He stated Thursday he can’t transfer laterally at first base or run nicely sufficient to proceed enjoying.
“It stinks,” he stated. “The magnitude with where we are as a team and the time of year, as a player you want to be out there to help your team as much as you can. There’s been a lot of effort the last couple weeks to make that an option, but unfortunately sometimes the body just doesn’t respond.”
The Phillies positioned Hoskins again on the 10-day injured checklist. Hoskins stated he'll probably have surgical procedure throughout the subsequent week and that the restoration interval is 6 to eight weeks.
Philadelphia has 36 video games remaining, though solely six of these are towards groups with successful data — together with a three-game set at Atlanta in late September.
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