February 25, 2018

Spring Break

Will Middlebrooks saw his career with the Phillies get off on the wrong foot:

Playing third base, Middlebrooks was injured in the eighth inning when he drifted back while attempting to catch a pop fly. Left fielder Andrew Pullin was coming in on the ball, and Middlebrooks’ ankle appeared to get caught underneath Pullin.

Middlebrooks was attended to by trainers before leaving the field on a cart.

Kapler said Sunday that Middlebrooks has a broken fibula and his ankle still needs further evaluation. No timetable has been given on Middlebrooks’ recovery.

Middlebrooks was barely hanging on in the majors, and this will not help his cause.

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