On Thursday, the Phillies officially placed outfielder Rhys Hoskins on the 10-day disabled list with a fractured jaw. To fill his roster spot, the club promoted outfielder Dylan Cozens from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
Hoskins, 25, fouled a ball off of his face in the ninth inning of Monday’s loss to the Dodgers. He was held out of Tuesday and Wednesday’s lineups before a CT scan revealed the fracture.
Cozens is celebrating his 24th birthday today, so that’s quite a nice gift to receive. Cozens has been a one-dimensional slugger in the minors, mashing 40 homers and knocking in 125 runs for Double-A Reading in 2016. He hit 27 homers and drove in 75 runs at Triple-A last year. This year, he’s batting .226/.325/.440 with 10 home runs and 25 RBI in 197 plate appearances.
Earlier this month, @dylancozens had the first three-home-run game in IronPigs history.
— Lehigh Valley IronPigs (@IronPigs) May 31, 2018
Now he's set for his @Phillies debut. pic.twitter.com/W51zPQWwSD
Nick Williams, Aaron Altherr, and Odubel Herrera will comprise the starting outfield while Hoskins is out. Cozens may draw the odd start but he will mostly serve as a bench bat in his first stint in the majors.
