Before the Philadelphia Phillies open a four-game weekend set with the division-rival New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park, manager Joe Girardi issued injury updates on two players that would have been on the Opening Day roster if they hadn’t been injured.
In what was scheduled to be his final at-bat of Spring Training, Mickey Moniak suffered a broken right hand after being hit with a ball on April 6 in Tampa Bay.
The former No. 1 overall pick was given a four-to-six week timeline when he initially suffered the injury. It sounds as though Moniak will get some clarity on his status in the coming days.