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The move is retroactive to March 24, but the team has already said Wilson will be out for at least the next six weeks. Kody Clemens made the Opening Day roster in his place.

Wilson entered Phillies camp as the front runner for the final bench spot, but he sustained a mild oblique strain Friday and will miss the next six weeks. Buddy Kennedy, Cody Clemens and Cal Stevenson will battle for the last roster spot over the course of the rest of spring training.

Wilson is expected to miss six weeks with the injury, which means he’ll almost assuredly miss the start of the regular season. Matt Gelb of The Athletic notes that this likely opens a spot for Buddy Kennedy to begin the year with the Phillies. When healthy, Wilson will be an option against left-handed pitching.

Wilson felt a “grab” on his oblique while taking swings Friday. The severity of the injury is being determined currently. Wilson will likely see playing time against left-handers if healthy, but there isn’t much fantasy relevance in that type of profile even without considering a potential injury to begin 2025.

Brandon Marsh is moving to center field for the contest, and Johan Rojas will retreat to the bench. Wilson was a solid surprise for the Phillies in 2024, and now will get a chance to make an impact in a must-win game for Philadelphia. The full lineup: DH Kyle Schwarber, SS Trea Turner, 1B Bryce Harper, RF Nick Castellanos, 3B Alec Bohm, C J.T. Realmuto, 2B Bryson Stott, LF Wilson and CF Marsh.

Hays is back after missing five weeks with a kidney infection. Weston Wilson has cooled off of late, but the Phillies decided to keep him and demote Cal Stevenson, giving them three right-handed outfielders, along with Johan Rojas, for two spots in games against lefties. Just one of them will play alongside Brandon Marsh against righties, and it looks like Rojas’s defense might give him the upper hand for now.

Bohm will sit out his second straight contest on Saturday evening after being held out of Friday’s lineup following an early exit from Thursday’s game agains the Braves due to left hand discomfort. X-rays came back negative so it doesn’t appear that he’s dealing with anything too serious. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now. It’ll be Weston Wilson at the hot corner in his absence.

With Weston Wilson coming back from the Paternity List, Kennedy will head back to Triple-A where he has a .313/.415/.543 slash line with nine home runs and 39 RBIs in 56 games since being acquired from the Tigers.

The 29-year-old missed three days and will now come back to his regular role as a starter against left-handed pitching. Congrats to Weston and his growing family. Buddy Kennedy was optioned in a corresponding move.

With Weston Wilson going on the Paternity list, Kennedy will serve as a bench bat for the Phillies over the next few days. The 25-year-old was acquired from the Tigers back in June and is hitting .313/.415/.543 with nine home runs and 39 RBIs in 56 Triple-A games for the Phillies.