Philadelphia, PA – The Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday provided updates on the respective statuses of catcher Brian Schneider and first baseman Ryan Howard.
Schneider underwent an MRI which revealed a high ankle sprain, and he is expected to be fully recovered in 3-to-5 weeks. The 35-year-old backstop was injured on Sunday when Tampa's Sean Rodriguez collided with him on a play at the plate.
He was hitting .232 in 26 games this season.
Howard, who has not played in the majors since suffering a torn Achilles tendon on October 8, will return to Philadelphia for additional testing on the injury.
If the test goes well, Howard is slated to begin a rehab assignment at Single- A Lakewood this coming Thursday.
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