Pop (calf) began a rehab assignment Saturday, throwing a clean inning for Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Pop has been sidelined by a strained right calf since mid-April, but he's gearing up for his return to the Phillies. The right-hander will presumably need a handful of rehab outings before Philadelphia considers reinstating him from the injured list. Over 7.1 innings on the year, Pop has a 3.68 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 6:3 K:BB while working mostly in middle relief.
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Status
15-Day IL - Calf - Strain Expected Return: 2026-05-29STATS
Zachery Pop Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultIPKBBHBPCGSHOHRER3/22L 6-21.0100001003/19W 8-22.0200000003/16L 13-61.0100001003/12W 8-51.0100001003/9L 5-31.0200001003/5W 6-20.2100000003/1L 5-30.2010003442/25W 5-31.0000001002/22L 4-31.011000000
Preseason Totals 8.492000844 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultIPKBBHBPCGSHOHRER4/12L 4-32.0100003114/8L 5-00.1000001004/7L 6-01.0000000004/3W 10-11.0310000004/1W 6-51.0100000003/29L 8-31.0111001223/26W 5-31.001000000
Regular Season Totals 7.163100533
Zachery Pop Splits 2026
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SplitsGSIPWLERAKBBHBPCGHRERSVOSAVGHR
Overall 17.1000.06310533000.2000Home 15.0000.03200433000.2220Away 02.1000.03100100000.1430Night 01.0000.00000000000.0000Day 16.1000.06300533000.2170vs Righty 00.0000.03000420000.2670vs Lefty 00.0000.03310110000.1000March 02.0000.01200122000.1670April 15.1000.05100411000.2110Opponent vs COL 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs AZ 1 2.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0.333 0 vs SF 0 1.1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.250 0 vs TEX 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0.167 0 vs WSH 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 Venue @ Philadelphia 1 5.0 0 0 0.0 3 2 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 0.222 0 @ San Francisco 0 1.1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.250 0 @ Colorado 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0
Zachery Pop Player Profile
Career History
Zachery Pop: Breaking News
Sidelined by calf strain
The Phillies placed Pop on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a right calf strain. Pop evidently suffered the injury during an opener assignment Sunday against the Diamondbacks. He will be eligible for activation April 28, but it's too soon to know whether he will be back on that date. Kyle Backhus has taken Pop's spot on the roster and in the Philadelphia bullpen.
Drawing emergency start Sunday
Pop is slated to serve as the Phillies' opening pitcher in Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Andrew Painter had been lined up to start the series finale, but Pop will take the hill to begin the game after Painter was a late scratch due to a migraine. Pop hasn't covered more than an inning in any of his appearances in spring training nor during any of his six relief outings so far during the regular season, so he's not expected to provide the Phillies with much length in his first MLB start.