Phillies starter Aaron Nola shut down from throwing as puzzling IL stint gets new diagnosis

Aaron Nola is on the injured list.(Cheryl Pursell)
PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Nola’s elongated, puzzling stint on the injured list doesn’t appear to be ending soon.A recent MRI revealed a “stress reaction” in the starting pitcher’s right rib, Phillies manager Rob Thomson announced Tuesday. He’ll be shut down from throwing for the next two weeks, and it’s hard to predict when he’ll be back on the mound for Philadelphia. By the time he builds up his