Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola suffered one other setback in his return to pitch when an MRI confirmed he has an damage in his proper ribcage and shall be shut down for 2 weeks.
Nola had already been out since early Could with a sprained proper ankle that was progressing extra slowly than anticipated. He skilled stiffness in his proper aspect final week in Toronto and that worn out a deliberate session towards dwell batters.
Nola underwent testing this week and had what the Phillies referred to as a stress response in his proper ribcage. Phillies supervisor Rob Thomson mentioned forward of Tuesday’s recreation towards the Chicago Cubs that Nola was not sure how the damage might have occurred.
Nola is 1-7 with a 6.16 ERA in 9 begins. Nola, who signed a $172 million, seven-year contract forward of the 2024 season, injured his ankle on Could 8 throughout pregame agility drills when the Phillies performed the Tampa Bay Rays at Steinbrenner Subject.
Nola is 105-86 with a 3.78 ERA in 11 seasons with the Phillies.
Thomson mentioned slugger Bryce Harper was beginning to really feel higher as he recovers from proper wrist irritation that final Friday landed him on the 10-day injured listing.
The 2-time Nationwide League MVP and eight-time All-Star is hitting .258 with 9 house runs, 34 RBIs and eight stolen bases in 57 video games. He missed 5 video games, from Could 26 to June 2, with a bruised proper elbow after being hit by a pitch from Atlanta’s Spencer Strider.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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