Phillies First Baseman Rhys Hoskins Just Went Down on a Non-Contact Injury, Had to Be Carted Off (UPDATE: ACL)

March 23, 2023, by Brett Taylor Chicago Cubs

There’s not a ton you can say about the injury in these situations other than you just hope it’s not as bad as it looked.

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins was fielding a grounder, had to make a little change of direction, and it looked like his knee just gave out:

Oh man, Rhys Hoskins goes down on a routine grounder. Doesn’t look good. pic.twitter.com/AfaTOhl6R2
— Chris Brown (@ChrisBrown0914) March 23, 2023

Ultimately the cart had to come out to take Hoskins off the field. A further update will come after more testing. Hoskins, 30, has hit .242/.353/.492/125 wRC+ in his career for the Phillies so far, and is set to hit free agency for the first time after this season.

Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins was carted off the field after suffering an apparent left knee injury during Philadelphia’s game against Detroit on Thursday.https://t.co/p0vUUOV97G pic.twitter.com/dQ0AqVqxg1
— The Athletic MLB (@TheAthleticMLB) March 23, 2023

UPDATE: Oof. It’s the ACL:

Phillies 1B Rhys Hoskins underwent an MRI today that revealed a left knee anterior cruciate ligament tear that will require surgery. The recommended surgery is an ACL reconstruction. Additional details regarding the surgery, including the date and surgeon, are to be determined.
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) March 23, 2023

We know there’s an outside chance that Hoskins could be back very late in the year or in the postseason – his teammate Kyle Schwarber proved that – but it takes a really extreme case for that to happen. The more likely scenario is that the Phillies just lost Hoskins for the year. They’ve got a lineup that can still be outstanding without him, but that’s a very good bat to lose.

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