June 11, 2025
The Phillies
recalled Mercado from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
Mercado will get his first call-up of the season after he previously made five appearances (two starts) for Philadelphia in the 2024 regular season. After serving as a swingman between his stops in the minors and majors last season, Mercado has worked exclusively as a reliever for Lehigh Valley in 2025. Over his 17 appearances covering 20.1 innings, Mercado notched a 5.31 ERA, 1.64 WHIP and 22:8 K:BB. He's likely to fill a lower-leverage role out of the Phillies bullpen.