Phillies Injury Updates: Kody Clemens beginning rehab stint

The Latest Phillies Injury Updates

**Kody Clemens (low back spasms)**
– **Status**: 10-day injured list, retroactive to May 31
– **Update**: Clemens will start a rehab assignment with Triple-A Lehigh Valley on June 21. The plan includes him playing first base for five innings tonight, serving as DH on Saturday, and playing left field on Sunday. (Updated by Tim Kelly on June 21)

**Luis Ortiz (right forearm)**
– **Status**: 15-day injured list
– **Update**: Ortiz left his rehab game with Triple-A Lehigh Valley on June 18 due to a forearm strain and has been returned from the rehab stint. He is scheduled to get a second opinion on the injury, and manager Rob Thomson has not commented on the possibility of surgery. (Updated by Tim Kelly on June 21)

**Yunior Marte (right shoulder inflammation)**
– **Status**: 15-day injured list, retroactive to May 1
– **Update**: Marte experienced discomfort after his appearance on April 28 and it worsened during the game on April 30. He was unavailable for the final game against the Angels and was placed on the injured list on May 3. Marte visited Citizens Bank Park on June 19 and is set to make a rehab appearance with Triple-A Lehigh Valley on June 20. (Updated by Tim Kelly on June 19)

**Michael Rucker (right hand arterial vasospasm)**
– **Status**: 60-day injured list
– **Update**: Rucker had a bullpen session on May 14 and will have another on May 17. He was moved from the 15-day to the 60-day injured list on June 3. Rucker is scheduled for a rehab appearance with Triple-A Lehigh Valley on June 21. (Updated by Tim Kelly on June 19)

**J.T. Realmuto (right knee surgery)**
– **Status**: 10-day injured list, retroactive to June 10
– **Update**: Realmuto was placed on the injured list due to right knee pain and underwent successful knee meniscectomy surgery on June 12. Phillies president Dave Dombrowski estimated a recovery period of about a month. Realmuto is currently not with the team in Baltimore but is reportedly walking normally and used a stationary bike on Friday. (Updated by Tim Kelly on June 14)

**Dylan Covey (right shoulder strain)**
– **Status**: 60-day injured list
– **Update**: Covey is still dealing with a shoulder strain and has been limited in his throwing. Additionally, he slightly pulled a hamstring during conditioning. He saw team doctors in Philadelphia on May 8 and returned to Clearwater on May 10. Covey was moved from the 15-day to the 60-day injured list on June 1. (Updated by Bailey Digh on June 4)