Kyle Backhus: Everything you need to know

Kyle Backhus

#19 RP

Status

15-Day IL - Elbow - Inflammation Expected Return: 2026-05-25

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/22	NYY	L 6-2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
3/17	MIN	W 2-0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3/14	NYY	W 6-4	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3/8	MIN	L 7-6	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/1	NYY	L 5-3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2/25	DET	W 5-3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2/22	PIT	L 4-3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Preseason Totals			7	6	1	0	0	0	6	1	1

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
4/25	ATL	W 8-5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
4/24	ATL	L 5-3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/22	CHC	L 4-2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
4/20	CHC	L 5-1	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/15	CHC	L 11-2	1.2	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	1
4/5	COL	L 4-1	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/29	TEX	L 8-3	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
3/26	TEX	W 5-3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3
Regular Season Totals			6.5	8	1	0	0	0	11	6	5

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	1	9.2	0	0	0.0	10	1	0	0	11	6	5	0	0	0.275	2
Home	0	4.1	0	0	0.0	5	1	0	0	7	4	4	0	0	0.350	2
Away	1	5.1	0	0	0.0	5	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	0.200	0
Night	1	6.2	0	0	0.0	6	0	0	0	7	3	2	0	0	0.259	1
Day	0	3.0	0	0	0.0	4	1	0	0	4	3	3	0	0	0.308	1
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	4	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0.267	0
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	6	0	0	0	7	5	0	0	0	0.280	2
March	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	4	3	3	0	0	0.500	1
April	1	8.1	0	0	0.0	9	0	0	0	7	3	2	0	0	0.219	1
Opponent
vs CHC	1	3.1	0	0	0.0	5	0	0	0	5	2	2	0	0	0.333	1
vs TEX	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	4	3	3	0	0	0.500	1
vs ATL	0	3.1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.167	0
vs COL	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
Venue
@ Chicago	1	1.2	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0.286	0
@ Atlanta	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.250	0
@ Colorado	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
@ Philadelphia	0	4.1	0	0	0.0	5	1	0	0	7	4	4	0	0	0.350	2

Kyle Backhus: Breaking News

Backhus (elbow) played catch Wednesday, MLB.com reports. Wednesday was the first time Backhus played catch since going on the injured list April 30 due to left elbow inflammation. The southpaw will continue his throwing program, barring any setbacks, and he could be an option for the Phillies at some point in late May or early June. Through 9.2 innings before getting hurt, Backhus posted a 4.66 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 10:1 K:BB.

The Phillies placed Backhus on the 15-day injured list Thursday with left elbow inflammation. It's unclear how long Backhus' elbow has been bothering him, but he hadn't pitched since Saturday. Trevor Richards will assume his spot on the roster and in the bullpen.

Backhus allowed one run on two hits across one inning of work as an opener Wednesday against the Cubs. He struck out one. Backhus needed 15 pitches (12 strikes) to get the job done in the first inning, but the Cubs, who have boasted one of the best offenses in the majors over the last 10 days, still found a way to score against him. Backhus should return to his regular role in the bullpen moving forward and has been pitching well of late, tossing four scoreless outings over six appearances this month, with a 2.45 ERA across 7.1 innings.