Phillies' Adolis Garcia exits with shoulder injury

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Adolis García exited Wednesday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays with a right shoulder injury, casting uncertainty over his season and exposing the team's thin outfield depth. The incident occurred during the Phillies' 7-4 road victory in Toronto.

Garcia injured himself in the seventh inning while making a strong throw to home plate on a sacrifice fly. After catching the fly ball in right field, he rushed the throw in an attempt to retire Toronto's George Springer, who was tagging up from third base. Garcia immediately bent over in pain, grabbing his right shoulder area. He was examined by team trainers and removed from the game, replaced by Steward Berroa.

Interim manager Don Mattingly said after the game that Garcia had suffered a pulled muscle or strain in the shoulder and would undergo imaging on Thursday to determine the severity. "We'll probably get some imaging tomorrow, find out the true severity of it," Mattingly said. "Hope for the best and see what happens." He acknowledged the defensive impact of losing Garcia, stating, "You lose a defender like that, it changes things a little bit."

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