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Garrett Stubbs Gives Update and Status for Opening Day Following Injury

Philadelphia Phillies catcher Garrett Stubbs gave an update on his knee injury sustained during the World Baseball Classic as well as the status of his Opening Day availability.

Kade Kistner

Garrett Stubbs Gives Update and Status for Opening Day Following Injury
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Philadelphia Phillies catcher Garrett Stubbs joined Team Israel for the World Baseball Classic just weeks ago. During their opening game, Stubbs ripped a double that would eventually turn into the game-winning shot for Israel.

Then Stubbs began to experience knee soreness. When it didn't subside, he returned to the Phillies camp and his tournament was over. 

Speculation then began to pick up about the extent of his injury and whether or not it would affect his status for Opening Day.

On Thursday, he put all of that to rest.

According to Matt Gelb of The Athletic, Stubbs said he underwent an MRI that showed a mild sprain. The catcher is now day-to-day but doesn't believe it will affect him in being able to suit up for Opening Day against the Texas Rangers on March 30.

It's good news coming out of Philadelphia's camp after a spring marred by a litany of injuries that has began to pile up. 

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl.  During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated.  Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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