Philadelphia Phillies top pitching prospect Spencer Howard isn’t injured, but both he and the organization had no problem admitting Saturday that there was a minor scare last week.
Howard, a non-roster invitee to major league Spring Training, acknowledged Monday that he did have an MRI last week after landing in an awkward fashion on his right knee while doing a drill in the team’s weight room.
“Just landed kind of funny, but no big deal,” Howard told the collective media, including Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia. “The MRI was all clear.