Philadelphia Phillies’ shortstop J.P. Crawford is continuing to have bad luck in the 2018 season. After returning from strained right forearm injury on June 6, Crawford is making his way back to the disabled list after breaking his hand in Tuesday’s game against St. Louis Cardinals. The 23-year-old suffered the injury in the fourth inning when Cardinals’ pitcher Luke Weaver hit him with a fastball.
According to Phillies manager Gabe Kapler, J.P. Crawford will miss four to six weeks recovering from the injury.
“It’s really tough,” said Kapler. “I feel for him. I feel for the man. I feel for him the player. He worked really hard to get back here. His at-bats have really been coming along. They’ve been longer. He’s been seeing the ball really well. He was really good on defense at third base. I think he was in a confident space. The whole clubhouse really cares for J.P. Disappointed for him. Disappointed for us. It’s a big loss.“
Phillies took Crawford with the 16th overall pick in the 2013 MLB draft, and he split time between various team’s affiliates. He was promoted to the majors in September 2017 and was considered a starter at the beginning of 2018 season. His rookie season, however, didn’t go as planned, since he missed more than a month with a strained right forearm, and was inconsistent even when he was healthy.
