The Philadelphia Phillies confirmed on Friday that their veteran first baseman Rhys Hoskins has a torn ACL. According to the team president Dave Dombrowski, the injury will keep Hoskins out of action for the entire 2023 season.
Hoskins suffered an injury during Phillies’ spring training game on Thursday. He is expected to have surgery in the near future and spend seven months rehabbing.
“He will need to have surgery,” Dombrowski told reporters. “I would be shocked if he doesn’t. And that will put him out … for the season. That’s what we’re planning.”
Losing Hoskins is a tough blow for the Phillies, considering his production in the 2022 campaign that saw him hit 30 homers with 79 RBIs. It doesn’t help that the team was already dealing with a number of other injuries, including star Bryce Harper, who will be out at least until the All-Star break after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
With Hoskins out, the Phillies will rely on Darick Hall to man the first base. Hall, who was the 14th overall pick in 2016, played 41 games last season, his first in the majors. He finished the campaign hitting .250 with nine home runs and 16 RBIs.
