During spring training, Taijuan Walker, the Phillies’ starter, suffered a sore shoulder. With six starts, Spencer Turnbull went 2-0 with a 1.67 ERA.

Trea Turner, the shortstop who was hitting.343, hasn’t played for them since he strained his hamstring a month ago. During his absence, Edmundo Sosa has received the majority of the playing time and is arguably playing his best ball to date.

You never would have guessed what transpired after leftfielder Brandon Marsh was placed on the injured list on Monday due to a strained hamstring. Well, you most likely will…

After appearing in just four major league games since 2021, 30-year-old David Dahl was called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He took a left start at first. And he made two of three, including

That’s simply how the Phillies’ season has started out so far. This kind of serendipity has the ability to give teams a hazy sense of destiny. Although the concept of “next man up” is excellent, it rarely works out that well for very long.

After the game, manager Rob Thomson remarked, “David can hit.” Last year, as the offseason approached, we discussed depth. Pitching depth while keeping players in position. You require it, and the front office went out and got it. since injuries are going to occur. You will sustain injuries.

And kudos to our player development program for keeping those guys motivated and sharp. It was wonderful to observe.

Dahl, who was hitting.340 for the IronPigs, was signed as a minor league free agent and received an invitation to big league camp following the start of spring training. With a 1.076 OPS, he had 12 home runs.

Until Marsh returns, he is anticipated to share playing time with Cristian Pache.

Dahl remarked, “I’m just trying to take advantage of the opportunity and I’m really excited and grateful to be here.” “I was merely attempting to combine proficient batters.” Strike the ball forcefully. And whatever follows that occurs.

His minor league statistics imply that he has spent the majority of the season locked in. “Merely maintaining good health and receiving regular ABs,” he stated. Avoiding overdoing things. Over the years, I’ve done a lot of mental work and

On Monday, the Lehigh Valley was off. Around 12:45 p.m., Dahl was relaxing at his hotel room, watching Netflix, when Sam Fuld called to share the news. He discovered he was in the lineup about twenty minutes later.

He remarked, “I think it helped because I wasn’t thinking about it.” “It was like, ‘Well, let’s get started.'” Not had much time to consider it. Simply go have fun.

Dahl received a standing ovation when he took the field again after hitting the home run. He remarked, “It was definitely surreal.” “That was the coolest thing that has ever happened to me on a baseball field—they gave me a standing ovation after I hit the home run.”