Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber Sends Injury Update After Roster Move

Philadelphia Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber Could Move To Make Room For New Slugger Felix Reyes

Though Reyes wasn’t in the lineup on Sunday or Monday, the Phillies will be looking to work him back in as Kemp’s replacement in left field against left-handed pitchers, or possibly at first base or in the designated hitter spot, which would mean a move for veteran slugger Kyle Schwarber.

“It’ll be all right,” Schwarber said of returning to left field to free up the designated hitter spot, per The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Scott Lauber. “Just try to go out there and get to the balls I can get to and try to catch them. It’s not like anyone’s expecting me, (Reyes), whoever to try to make the spectacular diving catch, right? You’re going out there trying to make the plays you need to make and get the ball to where it needs to be.”

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Philadelphia Phillies Slugger Kyle Schwarber Provides Injury Update Ahead Of Outfield Move

Schwarber has only started in left field sparingly over the last two seasons, generally occupying the designated hitter spot for the Phillies. In 2023, when Harper was recovering from an elbow surgery, Schwarber ranked as one of the worst outfielders in baseball.

But as he raised the possibility of moving back to the outfield, Schwarber sent a message about the knee injury that hampered him during that 2023 campaign.

“That’s pretty much all said and done now,” Schwarber said of that knee injury, per Lauber. “I feel like I would be moving around better than how I used to be moving around out there.”

Though the Phillies look like they could use a jolt on offense, they would likely need to see a better version of Schwaber in the outfield to consider moving him there for any extended period.

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