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Adolis Garcia Injures Shoulder in Phillies' Win Over Blue Jays

Adolis Garcia Injures Shoulder in Phillies' Win Over Blue Jays
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Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Adolis Garcia left Wednesday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre after sustaining a pulled muscle in his right shoulder area.

The injury occurred in the seventh inning when Garcia made a strong throw to home plate on a sacrifice fly by Kazuma Okamoto, attempting to get George Springer out.

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Head athletic trainer Paul Buchheit and interim manager Don Mattingly examined Garcia in shallow right field before replacing him with Steward Berroa.

Outfield Depth Takes Another Hit

The 7-4 victory preserved Philadelphia's mostly healthy season for position players, with J. T.

Realmuto previously being the only player on the major league injured list.

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However, the team's outfield depth faced another blow earlier that day when officials announced Johan Rojas would undergo surgery for a torn ulnar collateral ligament, sidelining him for the rest of 2026.

During the same game, Alec Bohm, Bryce Harper, and Kyle Schwarber each hit home runs to secure the win.

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Pitcher Jesus Luzardo allowed only one run over 5 2/3 innings despite giving up a season-high four walks, while Jhoan Duran pitched for the third consecutive game, forcing a double play against Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

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