PHILADELPHIA - APRIL 24: Chase Utley #26 of the Philadelphia Phillies bats in the third inning during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citizens Bank Park on April 24, 2013 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)(Credit: Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Chase Utley, on the 15-day disabled list with a strained oblique muscle, could miss three more weeks, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel told MLB Network Radio.
“He’ll be out another three weeks probably,” Manuel said. “He has kind of a tear in his ribcage, hurts when you breathe, and if you’re not careful, you keep tearing it.
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