NEW YORK — Speed is Roman Quinn's calling card for the Phillies. But the rookie outfielder will be a step slower than usual over the final three weeks of the season.
Quinn has a non-displaced fracture of the fifth proximal phalanx, a bone in a toe on his right foot, based on X-rays taken here Saturday. The injury occurred in the fifth inning Wednesday night when he got hit by an 87 mph slider from Miami Marlins righthander Sandy Alcantara.
Doctors have assured the Phillies that Quinn can't incur additional damage to his toe by playing through the injury, according to manager Gabe Kapler.