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Phillies Provide Vague Injury Update on Ranger Suárez

Originally posted on Athlon Sports
By Jennifer Jordan Streeter | Last updated Mar 31, 2025 12:05 PM ET

The Philadelphia Phillies conquered their Opening Day on Thursday with a triumphant 7-3 extra-innings victory. And while the team did look relatively healthy and ready to go, some players have fallen behind due to injury.

One of the Phillies' unlucky players was starting left-handed pitcher Ranger Suárez. The 29-year-old started the season on the 15-day injured list due to lower back soreness.

He only made two starts this spring, the last on March 9th. Suárez, who was vital to their playoff run last season, will have to work his way back up to see regular-season action.

The bigger problem is that there's no current timetable for his return. According to MLB.com's Todd Zolecki, it could be weeks before we see Suárez's 2025 debut.

Ranger Suárez will open the season on the IL.

Dave Dombrowski said if things continue to progress that Suárez “would pitch sometime in April.” But he needs to be built up again. “You’re talking three weeks or something at least.”

Taijuan Walker will be No. 5 starter.
— Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) March 24, 2025

With a vague "sometime in April" as the timeline provided by President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski before the season started, all Phillies fans can do is wait and see.

However, Suárez also missed time last season due to injury. Despite the injury, he pitched to a 12-8 record with a 3.46 ERA and made his first career All-Star appearance in 2024.

The most Suárez has thrown in a season for the Phillies is 155 1/3 innings back in 2022, so there's a chance his workload can still align there by this season's end.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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