{"id":83518,"date":"2024-08-19T19:15:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T23:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=83518"},"modified":"2024-08-19T19:15:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T23:15:16","slug":"phillies-outfield-look-austin-hays-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/08\/19\/phillies-outfield-look-austin-hays-return\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Phillies Outfield Should Look When 2023 All-Star Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Philadelphia Phillies are anticipating<\/a> Austin Hays<\/a>‘ return<\/span>\u00a0from the injured list<\/a> during their road trip, which should shake up their outfield alignment. On Saturday, Phillies manager Rob Thomson<\/a> said the earliest Hays could return is their series against the Kansas City Royals, which starts Friday night. Thomson indicated that Hays might go on a rehab assignment, which he does not have enough major league service time to be able to reject. The Phillies outfield should look different once he returns than it had before the injury. Upon Hays’ return, expect Cal Stevenson<\/a> to be optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley as the corresponding move.<\/p>\n

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Austin Hays, who hit an actual homer during Suarez\u2019s simulated start, could go on a brief minor league assignment next week to test his hamstring before rejoining the #Phillies<\/a>, also likely in Kansas City. https:\/\/t.co\/yNVJCKKyGI<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Scott Lauber (@ScottLauber) August 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n