Hoskins likely headed to DL with fractured jaw
LOS ANGELES » Phillies outfielder Rhys Hoskins is likely headed to the disabled list after a further examination Wednesday revealed he has a fractured jaw.
Hoskins was hit in the mouth by his own foul ball in the ninth inning Monday while facing the Dodgers’ Kenley Jansen.
Lehigh Valley’s powerhitting outfielder Dylan Cozens was headed for Los Angeles late Wednesday and will take Hoskins’ place on the roster. Cozens is currently hitting .226 with 10 homers and 25 RBIs with the IronPigs. He turns 24 on Thursday.
Hoskins was removed from Monday’s game, but examinations, including a concussion test, cleared him to play Tuesday and he delivered a pinch-hit double. A more extensive examination Wednesday morning revealed the bad news.
“He had a CAT scan this morning that revealed a fracture,” Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said Wednesday. “We’re going to send him to Philly tonight to be evaluated by our oral surgeon. They wanted to do the CAT scan as a precautionary measure and they found a fracture in the jaw.”
Hoskins was 14 for 87 at the plate in May, after going 27 for 89 in March/ April.
Infielder Mitch Walding was added to the Phillies’ active roster, but that was as a replacement for utilityman Pedro Florimon, who was placed on the DL after he fractured a bone in his right foot on a foul Tuesday night.