Phillies general manager Matt Klentak revealed that second baseman Cesar Hernandez played most of the second half of last season with a broken foot.
Meghan Montemurro of The Athletic first reported the injury and reported that Klentak confirmed Hernandez didn’t need surgery to repair the injury.
Klentak says the injury happened when Hernandez fouled a ball off his foot, but an exact game wasn’t mentioned.
The injury provides some explanation Hernandez’s splits last year after he hit .270 with 22 extra-base hits in the first half and just .228 with 11 extra-base hits in the second half.