Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Moving back to reserve role
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Sosa is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Sosa had started at shortstop each of the last four games, but he'll shift back into a utility role for the regular-season finale and for the Phillies' playoff run. Trea Turner (hamstring) will reclaim the shortstop job after being activated from the 10-day injured list.
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Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Goes deep in win
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Sosa went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 3-1 win over the Twins.
Sosa singled in the third inning before launching his career-high 11th home run in the fifth. The 29-year-old has been on fire since returning from the injured list Wednesday, going deep four times in three games. For the season, he's slashing .279/.311/.475 with 11 homers, 39 RBI, 30 runs scored and one steal across 258 plate appearances.
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Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Belts three homers Wednesday
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Sosa went 3-for-4 with three home runs and five RBI in Wednesday's 11-1 rout of the Marlins.
Making his return from a groin injury that had sidelined him since Sept. 12, the 29-year-old utility player came into the game with seven homers in 85 games on the season, but Sosa padded that total significantly with solo blasts in the fourth and seventh innings sandwiched around a three-run shot in the fifth. It's his first career multi-homer performance, and with Sosa getting the start at short in place of Trea Turner (hamstring), he remarkably became the first shortstop in Phillies history with a three-homer game. Turner could be activated from the IL on Friday, but Sosa figured to be busy over the final four games of the regular season as the team rests starters around the diamond ahead of the playoffs -- Sosa has seen action at every position except catcher, first base and right field in 2025.
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Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Return pushed to Wednesday
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Sosa (groin) is now expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list Wednesday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
The initial expectation was that Sosa would be activated the first day he's eligible Tuesday. However, the Phillies have elected to have him take some swings against minor-league pitchers Tuesday and, assuming that goes well, will reinstate him Wednesday. He's been out since mid-September with a right groin strain.
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Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Placed on injured list
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The Phillies placed Sosa on the 10-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to Saturday, with a right groin strain.
The Phillies were hoping Sosa would be able to return to the starting lineup Tuesday after missing three straight games with a groin injury. Instead, he'll end up spending at least another week on the sidelines. Rafael Lantigua was promoted from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to provide infield depth.
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Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Could return Tuesday
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Sosa (groin) will complete a workout Monday with the hope of returning to the starting lineup Tuesday against the Dodgers, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Sosa has remained sidelined since Friday due to groin soreness, but he's on the brink of a return. The team will have a better idea on whether he'll be back in the starting nine for Tuesday's matchup once Sosa completes his Monday workout.
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Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Sitting again Sunday
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Sosa (groin) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
Sosa will sit for a second straight game after exiting Friday's contest due to groin tightness. Bryson Stott will shift to shortstop while Weston Wilson picks up a start at second base in Sunday's series finale.
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Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Out of lineup with groin issue
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Sosa (groin) isn't starting Saturday versus Kansas City, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Sosa was pulled from Friday's series opener due to right groin tightness, and he's not in the lineup one day later. Manager Rob Thomson said after Friday's contest that Sosa's removal was precautionary, though the team figures to continue the cautious approach given the Phillies' 12-game cushion atop the NL East. With Sosa beginning on the bench Saturday, Bryson Stott is starting at shortstop while Donovan Walton is handling second base.
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Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Battling groin tightness
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Sosa was removed from Friday's game against the Royals with right groin tightness, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Manager Rob Thomson said after the game that pulling Sosa from the game was mostly a precautionary decision, so the 29-year-old infielder doesn't seem to be dealing with anything serious at the moment. If Sosa is unable to play in the near future, Bryson Stott would shift over to shortstop, which would open up opportunities at second base for Otto Kemp, Weston Wilson or Donovan Walton.
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Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Idle Wednesday
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Sosa is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.
Sosa will hit the bench Wednesday and give way to Bryson Stott at shortstop after he had started in the first two games of the series, going 2-for-7 with a double and a run. Despite his absence from the lineup, the 29-year-old Sosa still projects to draw the bulk of the starts at shortstop while Trea Turner (hamstring) is on the mend.
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Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Filling utility role with Bohm back
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Sosa is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
Sosa had started in seven of the Phillies' last eight games, but his playing time will tail off after Philadelphia activated Alec Bohm (rib) from the injured list Sunday and reinstalled him as its everyday third baseman. Expect most of Sosa's playing time to come against left-handed pitching, though he'll be on the bench Sunday against Washington southpaw Mitchell Parker.
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Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Cracks sixth homer
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Sosa went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-2 victory over the Rangers.
Sosa manned the hot corner and slugged his second homer of the month in the fifth with a 403-foot solo shot off Texas southpaw Patrick Corbin. The 29-year-old infielder has filled in admirably while Alec Bohm (rib) has been on the injured list since July 19, batting .244 (11-for-45) with two homers, seven runs scored and six RBI over 16 contests. Sosa's stretch of solid playing time may be drawing to an end soon, as Bohm started a rehab assignment at Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday. Across 194 total plate appearances, Sosa is slashing .267/.304/.428 with 22 runs scored and 27 RBI.
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Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: In lineup Sunday
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Sosa (back) will start at shortstop and bat seventh Sunday against the Yankees.
Sosa departed Saturday's 9-4 win due to a back contusion, but the injury is apparently not much of a concern since he's in the lineup a day later. The 29-year-old continues to perform well as a utility infielder for the Phillies and has an .812 OPS through 15 games in July.
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Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Makes big impact in rare start
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Sosa went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBI in Sunday's 7-1 victory over the Mets.
The 29-year-old utility man made a rare start, his sixth of the month, to give the Phillies a right-handed bat versus southpaw David Peterson in place of the lefty-hitting Bryson Stott. The long ball was only his second of the season (his first since May 19), and Sosa hasn't been able to carve out a steady role for Philadelphia despite being able to play all over the diamond. On the year, he's batting .279 with six doubles, 16 RBI, 12 runs scored and no stolen bases across 104 at-bats (39 games).
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Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Moves back to reserve role
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Sosa is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Sosa made five straight starts to close out last week, but he's moved back into a reserve role for the first two games of the Phillies' series in Toronto with Bryce Harper returning to the lineup Tuesday after missing time due to a bruised elbow. With Philadelphia back to full strength, Sosa is expected to see most of his starting opportunities against left-handed pitching moving forward as a replacement at second base for Bryson Stott.
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Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Returns to action Tuesday
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Sosa (wrist) went 0-for-3 in Tuesday's 2-0 win over Atlanta.
Sosa didn't appear in either of Philadelphia's last two games due to a left wrist issue, but he returned to action as a substitute for the injured Bryce Harper (elbow) in the first inning and appears to be fully healthy. The Phillies moved Alec Bohm to first base Tuesday, which could allow Sosa to see more playing time at the hot corner if Harper needs to miss some time. Over 68 at-bats (26 games) this season, Sosa is batting .338 with one home run, five doubles, 12 RBI and 10 runs scored.
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Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Dealing with wrist issue
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Sosa is day-to-day with a left wrist injury, Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
Sosa hurt his wrist in the ninth inning during Friday's win over the Athletics, and the issue kept him out of the lineup Saturday. Manager Rob Thomson hopes to get the infielder three days off ahead of Tuesday's series opener against Atlanta. The lefty-hitting Bryson Stott made a rare start against a southpaw Saturday, and the Phillies may need to lean on him even more at second base until Sosa is healthy.
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Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Racks up four hits Monday
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Sosa went 4-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional run against the Rockies in a 9-3 win Monday.
Sosa singled three times in his first four plate appearances and capped his big day with a two-run blast to left field in the ninth inning. The long ball was his first of the campaign. While Sosa hadn't displayed much power until Monday, he's been plenty productive when given the opportunity, as he's slashing .386/.419/.526 through 57 plate appearances.
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Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Tallies RBI in spot start
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Sosa went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Saturday's 7-1 win over Cleveland.
Sosa filled in at third base for the resting Alec Bohm, making his first start since last Sunday's loss to Arizona. While Sosa is slashing a strong .333/.380/.422 with four doubles, nine RBI and eight runs scored over 50 plate appearances, he'll likely remain restricted to a bench role while Philadelphia's infield is fully healthy.
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Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Filling in for resting Bohm
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Sosa will start at third base and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Sosa picked up starts in four of the Phillies' first five games of the season, but he shifted back into a utility role after Trea Turner overcame a back issue. Alec Bohm will get a breather Sunday, opening the door for Sosa to re-enter the starting nine after being out of the lineup for the previous three contests.
