Injuries

Phillies Injury Updates: Latest on Trea Turner and slew of arms

By Tim Kelly

Posted on May 8, 2024

The Latest Phillies Injury Updates

Trea Turner (left hamstring strain)
Status: 10-day injured list
Turner was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain on May 4. He declined to reveal what grade the strain is, but said he expects to miss “six weeks or so.”
Turner is doing some isometrics Wednesday, but is mostly just getting treatments currently.
Rob Thomson talked about how important it is to manage the workloads of players over the course of 162 games (and beyond, probably). He said it’s important to “make sure you don’t have a Trea Turner situation where you’re putting people in jeopardy and overplaying them and getting them hurt essentially, staying healthy still.”
So does Thomson think Turner was overplayed prior to his injury? “Well, I don’t think he was overplayed necessarily, but he was on base so much. It takes its toll on your legs. So, it’s tough to gauge, but he’s a guy that plays 160 games a year typically. So, I don’t think he was overplayed, but if he was, that’s my fault. So I’ll wear that.” (Updated by Tim Kelly on May 8.)

Luis Ortiz (right shoulder inflammation)
Status: 15-day injured list
Ortiz has been on the injured list since March 31 with a left ankle sprain. He has progressed from that injury, even making two rehab appearances for Single-A Clearwater. However, the most recent came on April 25. That’s because he’s dealing with right shoulder inflammation and has been “shut down for the time being.”
While he’s been at Citizens Bank Park in recent days, Ortiz still has some symptoms of his shoulder inflammation that the Phillies are “trying to knock out.” He doesn’t have any structural damage. (Updated by Tim Kelly on May 8.)

Yunior Marte (right shoulder inflammation)
Status: 15-day injured list, retroactive to May 1
Marte “felt a little something” after his scoreless appearance against the San Diego Padres on April 28, manager Rob Thomson said. After the feeling went away, it really “flared up” during his appearance against the Los Angeles Angels on April 30. He wasn’t available during the final game of the Angels series, and ultimately was placed on the injured list on May 3.
Marte is currently working on a throwing program. He played catch at 75 feet Tuesday, and the plan is for him to throw at 90 feet Wednesday. (Updated by Tim Kelly on May 8)

Dylan Covey (right shoulder strain)
Status: 15-day injured list
Covey is still dealing with his shoulder strain, and was backed off of throwing. As he was doing some conditioning work, he also slightly pulled a hamstring. He’s currently in Philadelphia seeing the team doctors, but is expected to head back to Clearwater Friday. (Updated by Tim Kelly on May 8)

Michael Rucker (right hand arterial vasospasm)
Status: 15-day injured list
Rucker will throw a bullpen session “later this week,” according to Thomson. (Updated by Tim Kelly on May 8)

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