Ottenbreit (elbow) struck out five and allowed one earned run on three hits and two walks over 3.2 innings Wednesday in Single-A Clearwater's 8-7 win over Fort Myers.
Ottenbreit spotted 40 of his 71 pitches for strikes in his first appearance in affiliated ball since last July, when he pitched twice for the Phillies' rookie-level Florida Complex League affiliate. Ottenbreit had previously missed nearly all of the 2022 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, but he appears to be healthy again now that he's resumed pitching for a full-season affiliate.
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Phillies' Micah Ottenbreit: Shut down for season
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Single-A Clearwater transferred Ottenbreit (elbow) to the full-season injured list Aug. 17.
After undergoing Tommy John surgery in the early part of the 2022 season, Ottenbreit was expected to rejoin the Clearwater rotation for the second half of the 2023 campaign. However, after making two rehab appearances in the rookie-level Florida Complex League shortly before the All-Star break, Ottenbreit was pulled off the assignment and shut down. He may have suffered a setback in his recovery from elbow surgery, given that the Phillies have already ruled him out from pitching again in 2023 by moving him to the full-season IL.
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Phillies' Micah Ottenbreit: Could return this summer
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Ottenbreit is on the mend from Tommy John surgery, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reports.
He had the procedure early last season after making just two starts for Single-A Clearwater, so Ottenbreit could come back sometime this summer. It will be interesting to see how the projectable 6-foot-4 righty's stuff looks on the other side of the surgery, as he was a strong candidate to add velocity early in his pro career.
