The Phillies optioned Rojas to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday.
The 24-year-old will unsurprisingly be the odd man out in the Phillies outfield following the acquisition of Harrison Bader on Thursday. Rojas has yet to find his footing at the plate in the big leagues this season with a .569 OPS in 172 plate appearances.
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Phillies' Johan Rojas: Part of timeshare in CF
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Rojas will start in center field and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Guardians.
Rojas began the season in the short side of a platoon in center field with the left-handed-hitting Brandon Marsh but has now seemingly earned his way into a timeshare at the position. The Phillies are facing a right-handed pitcher (Luis L. Ortiz) for the sixth game in a row Sunday, and Rojas and Marsh have now made three starts apiece during that span.
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Phillies' Johan Rojas: Taking seat Friday
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Rojas is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Rojas had started all 14 games in center field after Brandon Marsh (hamstring) got hurt but will yield to Cal Stevenson on Friday. With Marsh due back as soon as this weekend, Rojas could return to a reserve role shortly.
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Phillies' Johan Rojas: First three-hit game of 2025
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Rojas went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's win over Miami.
Saturday marked the first three-hit day of the campaign for Rojas, who doubled to lead off the third inning and later came around to score the first run of the game. Brandon Marsh is still tending to a knee injury, so Rojas should continue to see extra action in center field and experience a short-term boost in fantasy value until the former is healthy. Through his first 33 plate appearances, Rojas is slashing .345/.406/.414 with two doubles, four RBI, five runs scored and three stolen bases.
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Phillies' Johan Rojas: Getting start Sunday
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Rojas will start in center field and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
Rojas will continue to see limited action as the Phillies' fourth outfielder, with most of his opportunities to play coming when Philadelphia goes up against left-handed pitching. He'll enter the lineup for the fourth time this season Sunday while Max Kepler retreats to the bench against Cardinals southpaw Matthew Liberatore.
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Phillies' Johan Rojas: Ready to play outfield
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Rojas (shoulder) is starting in center field and batting leadoff in Thursday's Grapefruit League contest against Atlanta, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Rojas had been limited to designated hitter duty after suffering a right shoulder injury during the Dominican Winter League, but he's been throwing without issue lately and is finally ready to play the field. The defensive ace is expected to operate as the Phillies' fourth outfielder this season.
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Phillies' Johan Rojas: Hasn't thrown due to shoulder issue
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Rojas has yet to do any throwing in Phillies camp after he banged up his right shoulder on a headfirst slide while playing in the Dominican Winter League, Lochlahn March of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
The Phillies are saying that keeping Rojas from throwing early on in camp is a precautionary measure. Rojas will serve as the team's designated hitter during Grapefruit League play Tuesday and is expected to be cleared to throw early next week. Barring any setbacks, the shoulder issue shouldn't affect Rojas' Opening Day readiness.
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Phillies' Johan Rojas: Regains regular gig
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Rojas will start in center field and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Rays.
Rojas will pick up his fourth start in center field in five games. He looks set to fill a near-everyday role in the Philadelphia outfield after Austin Hays (kidney) was placed on the injured list Thursday.
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Phillies' Johan Rojas: Swipes bag, scores twice
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Rojas went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, two runs scored and a walk in Wednesday's win over the Dodgers.
Rojas didn't start the contest and took over center field for Brandon Marsh in the third inning as the latter shifted to left field. Rojas then singled and stole second in his first at-bat before coming around to score Philadelphia's fourth run of the game on a Kyle Schwarber double. The outfielder reached twice on the night and has now hit safely in each of his first two games to open the month of August. The stolen base was Rojas' 18th of the season and his first since July 9.
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Phillies' Johan Rojas: Sitting down Saturday
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Rojas isn't in the Phillies' lineup Saturday versus the Guardians, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
Rojas will take a seat Saturday after going 1-for-2 during a loss in Friday's series opener. Brandon Marsh will slide over to center field, allowing Austin Hays to make his Phillies debut while starting in left.
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Phillies' Johan Rojas: Moves past forearm injury
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Rojas (forearm) will start in center field and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Athletics, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
Rojas was out of the lineup for Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Dodgers after he had been hit in the forearm by a pitch a night earlier, but he returned to the lineup for the Phillies' 5-1 win in Thursday's series finale. He got the night off for Friday's series opener with Oakland but will pick up his second start in a row to close out of the Phillies' pre-All-Star-break schedule. Rojas hit a solo home run -- his third of the season -- in Saturday's 11-5 win, but he'll continue to provide most of his fantasy value on the basepaths (17 steals in 20 attempts) moving forward.
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Phillies' Johan Rojas: Nursing forearm injury
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Rojas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers after he was removed in the seventh inning of Tuesday's 10-1 win due to an apparent forearm injury, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
According to Zolecki, Rojas said after Tuesday's game that he's OK, but the Phillies will give the outfielder at least one day off while he may still be dealing with some residual soreness or bruising to the forearm, which was hit by 97 mile-per-hour Michael Petersen fastball. Brandon Marsh will cover center field in place of Rojas, who had started in each of the last seven games.
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Phillies' Johan Rojas: Getting regular run in center
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Rojas will start in center field and bat ninth in Sunday's game in Atlanta.
Rojas has now occupied center field in eight of the Phillies' nine games since he was called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on June 28. Though he's getting on base at a .240 clip since his promotion, Rojas has contributed a pair of stolen bases along with upgrading the Phillies' defense in the outfield. Playing time could be harder to come by for Rojas when Kyle Schwarber (groin) returns from the injured list, however, as Nick Castellanos will see fewer opportunities at designated hitter while taking back a regular spot in right field.
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Phillies' Johan Rojas: Heading to bench Sunday
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Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
Rojas will take a seat for the second time in the series, hitting the bench while Brandon Marsh -- who returned from the injured list Saturday -- covers center field in his stead. Though Marsh will likely see most of his reps in left field moving forward, his return could cost Rojas more time if he continues to languish at the plate and the Phillies want to open up more at-bats for David Dahl, who had served as the primary replacement in left field for Marsh.
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Phillies' Johan Rojas: Out of lineup Saturday
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Rojas isn't in the Phillies' lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets, Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News reports.
Despite the Mets sending left-handed starter Sean Manaea to the mound, Rojas will step out of the lineup for the second game in a row Saturday. Cristian Pache will take over in center field again and bat ninth.
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Phillies' Johan Rojas: Absent from lineup
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Rojas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
Rojas is getting a routine day off after starting in each of the previous five and nine of the last 10 contests. Cristian Pache will patrol center field Wednesday.
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Phillies' Johan Rojas: Swipes two bags in loss
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Rojas went 2-for-3 with a run, an RBI and a pair of stolen bases in a loss to the Giants on Monday.
Rojas knocked a fourth-inning RBI single and proceeded to steal two bases but was left stranded at third. The outfielder finished with his first multi-hit game in over two weeks amidst a poor month of May during which he's batting only .203 (13-for-64). Despite his struggles reaching base this season -- Rojas' OBP sits at a meager .269 -- he's managed to carve out some fantasy value in deep leagues with 13 stolen bases in 14 attempts.
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Phillies' Johan Rojas: Heading to bench Wednesday
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Rojas is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
Rojas will receive a breather in the day game after a night game, ending a stretch of five consecutive starts in center field. Cristian Pache will fill in for Rojas in the field and will bat ninth in the series finale.
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Phillies' Johan Rojas: Swipes two bags
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Rojas went 1-for-3 with a walk, two stolen bases and two runs in Sunday's 11-5 win over the Nationals.
Rojas stole second base both times he reached, tallying his 10th and 11th pilfers of the campaign. The outing was Rojas' second multi-steal game of his career. Although Rojas' batting average has fallen from .302 to .228 in comparison to last season, he's been much more disciplined at the plate, with his BB/K improving from 0.12 to 0.27 through 40 games.
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Phillies' Johan Rojas: Absent from Thursday's lineup
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Rojas is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Mets.
Rojas has perked up at the plate lately, hitting .350 with one home run, six RBI and two stolen bases over his last six games. He'll begin Thursday's festivities on the bench, though, yielding to Cristian Pache in center field.
