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With Bourjos on DL, Altherr gets chance to shine
- Updated: July 28, 2016
ATLANTA — Phillies outfielder Aaron Altherr finally has his shot.
The team activated him from the 60-day disabled list Thursday, and he is expected to play regularly in the season’s final 59 games to prove that he should be part of the Phillies’ future. The Phillies placed Peter Bourjos on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder to make room for Altherr on the 25-man roster.
“I feel like it’s the same pressure it would be any other time,” Altherr said. “I always try to do what I can do. I can’t predict the future so you just go out there and live it day by day and just try to do the best you can.”
Altherr opened Spring Training as a projected everyday outfielder, but he tore a tendon in his left wrist in March, which required surgery. After a lengthy recovery spent mostly in Clearwater, Fla., Altherr rejoined the Phillies and hit fifth in Thursday night’s series opener against the Braves at Turner Field.
“I just want to see him play,” Phillies manager Pete Mackanin …
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