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Phillies Place Outfielder Marsh on Injured List

Originally posted on Last Word On Sports | By Ben Rosen | Last updated Apr 20, 2025 5:43 PM ET

The Philadelphia Phillies put Brandon Marsh on the 10-day injured list on Sunday, retroacticve to April 17. He is out due to what the team described as a right hamstring strain. Cal Stevenson was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to replace Marsh on the Phillies 26-man roster for the time being. Stevenson spent some time on the Phillies major league roster last season. In those 18 games, he had a .250/.333/.375 line with no home runs and six RBI. Stevenson had a 100 wRC+ with a .300 BABIP and a .314 wOBA in the majors last season.

The Phillies have placed OF Brandon Marsh on the 10-day injured list (retro to 4/17) with a right hamstring strain. To fill his spot on the 26-man roster, OF Cal Stevenson was recalled from Lehigh Valley (AAA).

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) April 20, 2025

Brandon Marsh Going To Injured List Will Alter Phillies Outfield

Slow Start

Marsh has been struggling to start the season. In 17 games, he has a .095/.220/.167 line with one home run and five RBI. Marsh has a 19 wRC+ with a .115 BABIP and a .192 wOBA this season. He has a 31.4% strikeout rate this season to go with a 13.7% walk rate. Marsh has the fourth worst batting average and the fourth worst slugging percentage among those with at least 50 plate appearances this season entering play on Sunday. Furthermore, Marsh has the fourth worst OPS and the fourth worst BABIP this season among that group.

Others Will Need To Step Up

Johan Rojas will likely play center field most of the time while Marsh is out. This was already the case for the last few games when Marsh was out but not yet on the IL. Weston Wilson could be back from the injured list before Marsh is ready to go. If this happens, it could lead to some interesting personnel decisions. Edmundo Sosa could also see some additional playing time in the outfield while Marsh is on the injured list. Sosa has made three appearances in the outfield this season, including one start in left field. That is the lone outfield start Sosa has in his career.

This article first appeared on Last Word On Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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