Suarez (back) could face live hitters in his next scheduled throwing session before the end of the week, MLB.com reports. Suarez continues to progress in his recovery from lower-back stiffness, and he'll likely need to go on at least a brief minor-league rehab assignment before rejoining Philadelphia's roster.

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Taijuan Walker started his 2025 MLB season off on a positive note against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday.

This meant something. Everyone wearing powder blue uniforms felt it as Walker strode toward the dugout after his best outing in ages.

The Philadelphia Phillies brass might not have gotten to the point where they ever considered eating the money remaining on Taijuan Walker's contract by just cu

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.

To be clear, the Phillies already have one of the game's best rotations, and it got better on paper over the winter. Philadelphia acquired former Miami Marlins lefty Jesús Luzard

Taijuan Walker will be the fifth starter in the Phillies' rotation with Ranger Suárez starting the 2025 regular season on the injured list.

Weston Wilson strained his oblique five weeks ago, the day before spring training games began, and was expected to miss six weeks. On Saturday, he took batting practice on the field in Clearwater for the first time since the injury.

The last time Ranger Suárez suffered a back injury, it sidelined him for nearly a month in 2024. While he felt stiffness in the same part of his back on Sunday night, a day after pitching four innings in an intrasquad game,

Phillies left-hander Ranger Suárez will begin the season on the Injured List, which will have right-hander Taijuan Walker move into the rotation as the fifth starter for the time being, manager Rob Thomson said on Sunday per MLB.com's Phillies beat Todd Zolecki.

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo could turn out to be an underrated acquisition. Luzardo was traded to the Phillies by the Miami Marlins this past offseason.