.@IronPigs outfielder Oscar Mercado has been released by the @Phillies. After hitting 11-65-.249/.369/.373 with 40 stolen bases last year with LV, he was hitting 1-6-.141/.262/.183 this season.
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CLEVELAND, OH - JUNE 11: Oscar Mercado #35 of the Cleveland Indians celebrates after hitting the game winning single off Raisel Iglesias #26 of the Cincinnati Reds during the tenth inning at Progressive Field on June 11, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Indians defeated the Reds 2-1. (Photo by Ron Schwane/Getty Images)
On Monday, the Philadelphia Phillies got the day off after a series with the Colorado Rockies (at home).
They will play their next game on Tuesday night against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
GettyOscar Mercado #24 of the Philadelphia Phillies poses for a portrait during the Philadelphia Phillies Photo Day at BayCare Ballpark on February 20, 2025 in Clearwater, Florida.
Ahead of their series in Boston, the Phillies released Oscar Mercado from their organization.
He had been on a Minor League deal, playing in Triple-A.
@PHLBaseballNews wrote: “.@IronPigs outfielder Oscar Mercado has been released by the @Phillies. After hitting 11-65-.249/.369/.373 with 40 stolen bases last year with LV, he was hitting 1-6-.141/.262/.183 this season.”
.@IronPigs outfielder Oscar Mercado has been released by the @Phillies. After hitting 11-65-.249/.369/.373 with 40 stolen bases last year with LV, he was hitting 1-6-.141/.262/.183 this season.
Mercado last played in an MLB game during the 2023 season.
GettyOscar Mercado #35 of the Cleveland Indians celebrates a solo home run during the ninth inning of their MLB game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on August 4, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario.
Mercado was picked in the second round of the 2013 MLB Draft.
He spent the first three and a half seasons of his career with the Cleveland Guardians.
Following the Guardians, he had stints with the Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals.
Over 298 career games (and five seasons), the 31-year-old is batting .237 with 211 hits, 26 home runs, 100 RBI’s, 123 runs and 29 stolen bases.
Katie Woo of The Athletic wrote (during a game on May 21, 2023): “The Oscar Mercado game. With two outs and the bases full, Mercado connects for his third hit of the day and singles in two more runs. That’s five RBI for Mercado on the day, matching a career-high.”
The Oscar Mercado game.
With two outs and the bases full, Mercado connects for his third hit of the day and singles in two more runs. That’s five RBI for Mercado on the day, matching a career-high.
Cardinals pad their lead back up again. 7-3, St. Louis.
Mercado could be a good low-risk addition for other teams around the league to add on a Minor League deal.
The Phillies released OF Oscar Mercado.
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