The Phillies shall be with out second baseman Jean Segura for as much as three months.
Segura, who suffered a damaged proper index finger in Tuesday evening’s sport in opposition to San Francisco, discovered his destiny after an examination Wednesday. The fracture, in accordance with supervisor Joe Girardi, is “displaced” and would require surgical procedure later this week.
An hour after Girardi introduced the extent of Segura’s harm, the Phillies scratched designated hitter Bryce Harper from Wednesday evening’s beginning lineup due to soreness in his proper forearm.
Harper has not performed the sphere since April 16 due to a ligament tear in his proper elbow.
Girardi was not instantly out there for touch upon Harper’s situation or how lengthy the slugger can be out. He did touch upon Segura, who had an X-ray on Tuesday evening and additional exams Wednesday.
“I don’t know if any of us anticipated that it was going to be this,” Girardi mentioned. “This is a difficult loss for us. I’m not going to sugarcoat it. Jean is an everyday player that is productive for us.”
Segura suffered the harm when he tried to bunt for a base hit with a runner on first and no outs within the seventh inning of a 3-3 sport Tuesday evening. Segura made the choice to try to bunt on his personal however his method was poor. His index finger was uncovered on the bat and absorbed a bone-breaking slider from Tyler Rogers.
“It hurts,” Girardi mentioned. “He’s a good defender, too. That’s the thing. We lose that part of it, too. He’s a guy that can steal you bases. We lose that part, too. I mean, Jean can do a lot of things.”
The Phillies made a sequence of roster strikes earlier than the sport. In addition to putting Segura on the injured listing, they designated outfielder Roman Quinn for project. Infielder Nick Maton and left-handed pitcher Cristopher Sanchez have been referred to as up from Triple A. The crew thought-about activating Didi Gregorius from the IL, however determined he wanted some extra at-bats at Lehigh Valley. Gregorius, who has been out with a left knee sprain, was scheduled to function the DH for Lehigh Valley on Wednesday evening. He might be able to return to Philadelphia and the shortstop place in a matter of days.
Maton was scheduled to begin at shortstop Wednesday evening and Johan Camargo at second base. After Harper was scratched, Maton moved to second, Camargo to 3rd and Alec Bohm turned the designated hitter.
Girardi mentioned the Phils would try to fill second base in-house with Camargo, Maton and Bryson Stott, although it’s attainable somebody might go to the minors when Gregorius returns. Scott Kingery is at Triple A, however he’s not on the 40-man roster and is hitting underneath .200.
With Segura out for such an prolonged period of time, it’s tough to think about president of baseball ops Dave Dombrowski and GM Sam Fuld not making an attempt to amass a full-time second baseman.
“We haven’t talked about that yet,” Girardi mentioned. “They are always looking to improve the club any way they can. I’m sure they’re looking at everything.”
Fuld confirmed that.
“We like the group we have internally,” he mentioned. “We’re always looking for potential opportunities that could make sense.”
In 44 video games, Segura was hitting .275, second on the membership to Harper’s .303, with six homers, 19 RBIs and a .731 OPS.
“It’s tough,” Fuld mentioned of the lack of Segura. “He’s a rock, as steady as they come. I think sometimes we take for granted what he does on a nightly basis on both sides of the ball. He’s a guy you can rely upon. We’ll miss him.”
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