{"id":680563,"date":"2026-04-21T20:38:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/680563\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T20:38:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:38:03","slug":"philadelphia-phillies-announce-roster-move-before-cubs-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/680563\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Phillies Announce Roster Move Before Cubs Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2225880747.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA &#8211; JULY 23: Seth Johnson #51 of the Philadelphia Phillies walks to the dugout after the top of the eleventh inning against the Boston Red Sox at Citizens Bank Park on July 23, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Red Sox defeated the Phillies 9-8 in extra innings. (Photo by Mitchell Leff\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday evening, the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Philadelphia Phillies\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/philadelphia-phillies\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"233288\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> will continue their series with the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Chicago Cubs\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/chicago-cubs\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"233293\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Cubs<\/a> at Wrigley Field.<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies are coming off a 5-1 loss on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Phillies Announce Roster Move Before Cubs Game<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5864368\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5864368\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774725650_GettyImages-2268523269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5864368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyPhiladelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson reacts during a pitching change in the ninth inning on Opening Day against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Texas Rangers\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/texas-rangers\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"233289\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Rangers<\/a> at Citizens Bank Park on March 26, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Before Tuesday\u2019s game, the Phillies announced that they had made a roster move.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Phillies\/status\/2046676868418384199\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">The Phillies wrote (via X):<\/a> \u201cPrior to tonight\u2019s game against the Chicago Cubs, the Phillies recalled RHP <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Alan Rangel\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/alan-rangel\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"233291\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alan Rangel<\/a> from triple-A Lehigh Valley. To make room on the 26-man roster, RHP <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Seth Johnson\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/seth-johnson\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"233290\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seth Johnson<\/a> was optioned to Lehigh Valley.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to tonight\u2019s game against the Chicago Cubs, the Phillies recalled RHP Alan Rangel from triple-A Lehigh Valley. To make room on the 26-man roster, RHP Seth Johnson was optioned to Lehigh Valley.<\/p>\n<p>Rangel\u2019s Career<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5926033\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5926033\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2218312281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"488\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5926033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyAlan Rangel #56 of the Philadelphia Phillies makes his MLB debut in the fourth inning during the game against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Pittsburgh Pirates\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/pittsburgh-pirates\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"233292\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> at PNC Park on June 6, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Rangel is in his second season with the Phillies.<\/p>\n<p>He finished last year with a 2.45 ERA in five games.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Cory_Nidoh\/status\/2046680278261740019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Cory Nidoh of Philly Sports Network wrote:<\/a> \u201cAlan Rangel has a 1.66 ERA in four starts this season with Lehigh Valley. That is the 4th-best ERA in the International League.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson\u2019s Career<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5926031\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5926031\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2227293890.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"533\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5926031\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettySeth Johnson #51 of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"New York Yankees\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"233296\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Yankees<\/a> during their game at Yankee Stadium on July 26, 2025 in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson is in his third <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"MLB\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"233297\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLB<\/a> season (all with the Phillies).<\/p>\n<p>Over 14 career games, he has gone 1-2 with an 8.68 ERA.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeffKerrPHL\/status\/2046680633246703854\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Jeff Kerr of 97.3 ESPN FM wrote:<\/a> \u201cThat was also the last minor league option remaining for Seth Johnson.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Phillies Right Now<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5918202\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5918202\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2236624413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5918202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyManager Rob Thomson #49 of the Philadelphia Phillies watches the action against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Arizona Diamondbacks\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/arizona-diamondbacks\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"233300\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> during the second inning at Chase Field on September 21, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies have one of the most notable rosters in the National League with Bryce Harper, Trea Turner and <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/kyle-schwarber\/\" title=\"Kyle Schwarber\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"233304\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyle Schwarber<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That said, they have gotten off to a very tough start to the 2026 MLB season.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, the Phillies are 8-14 in 22 games, which has them as the fourth-place team in the National League East.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UnderdogMLB\/status\/2046685487281406193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Underdog MLB shared their lineup for Tuesday\u2019s game:<\/a> \u201cPhillies 4\/21 T. Turner SS K. Schwarber DH B. Harper 1B F. Reyes LF A. Garc\u00eda RF J. Realmuto C A. Bohm 3B B. Marsh CF E. Sosa 2B J. Luzardo SP\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5911397\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5911397\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776803883_769_GettyImages-2268720559-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5911397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyBryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies runs to first base on Opening Day against the Texas Rangers at Citizens Bank Park on March 26, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the road, the Phillies are 3-4 in seven games.<\/p>\n<p>Following their series with the Cubs, they will head to Atlanta to play the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/atlanta-braves\/\" title=\"Braves\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"233305\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Braves<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Braves recently swept the Phillies in Philadelphia over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/benstinarheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/benstinarheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Phillies\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA &#8211; JULY 23: Seth Johnson #51 of the Philadelphia Phillies walks to the dugout after&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":680564,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2397],"tags":[5,4,144,25,4216,40],"class_list":{"0":"post-680563","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia-phillies","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-mlb","10":"tag-philadelphia","11":"tag-philadelphia-phillies","12":"tag-philadelphiaphillies","13":"tag-phillies"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116444628366443956","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=680563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/680564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=680563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=680563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=680563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}