Phillies utility player Pedro Florimon breaks foot, heads to disabled list

By Matt Rappa, Sports Talk Philly editor

After fouling a ball of his foot in Tuesday evening's 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, Philadelphia Phillies utility player Pedro Florimon is reportedly headed to the 10-day disabled list with a broken right foot.

Florimon, 31, injured his foot in the first inning as the starting third baseman. He finished the at-bat by flying out — despite being in pain with a bone fracture near his big toe — and was replaced by Maikel Franco the next half-inning.

A corresponding move to replace Florimon will be made on Wednesday. With J.P. Crawford (forearm) still on the mend in his rehab assignment at high-A Clearwater, it is unlikely the Phillies will rush him back, philly.com's Matt Breen notes. Instead, Breen writes that the club will "likely add a non-roster veteran from the IronPigs."

UPDATE: Phillies to call up Walding to replace injured Florimon

In 33 games and 62 plate appearances this season, Florimon is slashing .263/.323/.491 with 11 runs, seven singles, five doubles, one triple, two home runs, five RBI and five walks. Florimon has fielded five positions in 2018, including two games and two innings as pitcher.

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