Phillies Injury Updates: Latest on Orion Kerkering, Taijuan Walker

The Latest Phillies Injury Updates

• Orion Kerkering (right forearm strain)
• Status: 15-day injured list
• Kerkering threw 14 pitches in a rehab outing with Lehigh Valley on Saturday, March 30. Because of inclement weather projected in the northeast for the next few days, Kerkering will fly down to Clearwater to continue his ramp up back from a lengthy battle with the flu in March. The plan is for him to pitch an inning Tuesday, and then again either Friday or Saturday. After that, the Phillies make a decision on whether he’s ready to rejoin the club. He’s eligible to come off the IL on April 9. — Updated by Tim Kelly and Destiny Lugardo on April 1

• Taijuan Walker (right shoulder impingement)
• Status: 15-day injured list
• Walker is slated to throw a live batting practice session on April 2, the the weather may prevent him from being able to do that on the field at Citizens Bank Park. If so, he’ll do it in the batting cage. — Updated by Tim Kelly on April 1

• Luis Ortiz (left ankle sprain)
• Status: 15-day injured list
• Ortiz left the Phillies’ March 30 game with an ankle injury after landing awkwardly on it while trying to field a ground ball in the fifth inning. Thomson said he was limping “pretty good.” He was replaced by Nick Nelson on the 26-man roster. — Updated by Destiny Lugardo on March 31

• Dylan Covey (right shoulder strain)
• Status: 15-day injured list
• Covey is with the team in Philadelphia, but has yet to throw off the mound, according to MLB.com. He was expected to compete for one of the final spots in the bullpen in spring training. — Updated by Destiny Lugardo on March 31

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