Philadelphia Phillies president Dave Dombrowski on Friday said "it's clear" that first baseman Rhys Hoskins has a torn left ACL and is expected to be out for the season, but that the slugger will seek a second opinion.
"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."
Dombrowski estimated a rehabilitation period of more than seven months.
Hoskins, who hit 30 home runs and had 79 RBIs last season, suffered the injury while fielding a grounder in a spring training game Thursday.