Phillies First Baseman Hoskins Opens Up About Offseason Surgery

An injury to his meniscus has been remedied after an offseason surgery for first baseman Rhys Hoskins.

Rhys Hoskins opened up about recently undergoing right knee surgery in December.

The Philadelphia Phillies first baseman revealed that he played the final two months, including the playoffs, with a meniscus injury.

Orthopedist Neal ElAttrache performed the surgery, the team disclosed Sunday.

“Just a little clean-up,” Hoskins told reporters. “Just a little part sticking out the back that needed to be cleaned up.”

Hoskins said that the injury was most difficult when running.

He’s scheduled to play in his first Grapefruit League game on Friday.

“I was told anywhere between four to six weeks (for recovery),” Hoskins told reporters. “We’re at week 10 or 11. I’ve been fully functional since I got here. I’ve been taking live ABs, just getting work in. The plan with the training staff was get here a little early, just get your baseball feet under you before we put you back in the mix. So that, plus how much we played last year, it made sense. And I’ll probably get more reps because there’s going to be less people here in a week (because of the WBC). It just made a lot of sense.”

The 29-year-old Hoskins slashed .246/.332/.462 with 30 home runs, 79 RBI and a .794 OPS last year. He’s eligible to become a free agent after this season.

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