December 22, 2025
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Right-hander Zach Pop appeared in just five games last season.
The Phillies added one more bullpen arm on Monday, signing right-hander Zach Pop to a contract for 2026.
Pop appeared in four games for the Mariners last season and one for the Mets in a stretch from mid-June to early July, and to put it bluntly, the numbers weren't great.
Pop had a 14.85 ERA, a 2.55 WHIP, and a 4.1 strikeouts per nine innings rate through his five total appearances.
He turned in a solid year in 2022 with the Marlins and then the Blue Jays, posting a 2.77 ERA and a 4-0 record across 35 relief appearances, but that kind of success has since escaped the 29-year-old.
Pop has no minor-league options left.
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