Phillies RF Adolis Garcia to have season-ending surgery
Team president Dave Dombrowski says he still believes in pitcher Andrew Painter
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Originally published June 18, 2026
PHILADELPHIA — Phillies right fielder Adolis Garcia will undergo right latissimus dorsi repair surgery on Wednesday and is officially out for the season.
The lat muscles connect the arms to the spine, pelvis and upper ribs. Garcia injured himself while making a throw home June 10 against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Dr. Anthony Romeo in Chicago will perform the surgery, which usually requires six to eight months of recovery. The Phillies expect Garcia to be ready for the start of the 2027 season — though he signed just a one-year deal here in December.
Garcia, 33, was slashing .195/.270/.329 with seven home runs and 21 RBIs while playing an outstanding outfield. His bat was just beginning to heat up before he got hurt.
In other action, the Phillies recalled right-handed pitcher Seth Johnson and selected the contract of right-hander Bryse Wilson, both from Triple-A Lehigh Valley, on Thursday after demoting 23-year-old rookie righty Andrew Painter a day earlier.
To make room on the 26-man roster, they also optioned left-hander Tanner Banks to Lehigh Valley.
“We think the best thing for (Painter) is to kind of get reset, to work on some things and let their pitching people talk with him,” Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Thursday. “He’s been working on it now, and they tell me he’s been doing very well on the sides. It hasn’t carried over to a game yet.
“It’s difficult, but we’ve sent many good pitchers down, many good players down. They go down and they get reset and they come back and do well. That’s what our goals are and it’s what we think will happen.”
The 6-foot-7, 215-pound Painter was 1-8 with a 7.06 ERA with the Phils. In Wednesday’s series finale against Miami, he was rocked for six earned runs in two innings.
“He had major, major Tommy John surgery (in 2023), so last year he was coming back off that,” Dombrowski said. “Sometimes it takes a while to come back and be quite as effective. His stuff is — his fastball is upper 90s, he’s got three good breaking balls, he’s got a split. He’ll command his pitches better when he gets his delivery refined. So we think he’s going to be a very good big-league pitcher.”
Johnson, 27, joins the Phillies for the third time this season. In his last stint, which included outings on April 19 and 20, he made two scoreless appearances with three strikeouts and a walk in two innings of work.
Johnson has pitched in 24 games of relief for Lehigh Valley this season and posted a 1.33 ERA with 40 strikeouts, 10 walks and a 1.00 WHIP. Opponents are batting .172 against him, and he has converted all his save opportunities.
Among International League pitchers with at least 25 innings pitched this year, Johnson ranks sixth in both ERA and WHIP.
Wilson, 28, has pitched in 12 games (11 starts) for the IronPigs this year and has a 6.29 ERA with 58 strikeouts and 21 walks. He has not allowed a run in his last three starts dating back to May 28 and currently has a 13.0-inning scoreless streak.
Wilson has gone 20-23 with a 4.82 ERA, 333 strikeouts and 151 walks in 163 career major league appearances (57 starts) with the Atlanta Braves (2018-21), Pittsburgh Pirates (2021-22), Milwaukee Brewers (2023-24) and Chicago White Sox (2025). He signed with the Phillies as a minor league free agent in December and was a non-roster invitee to MLB spring training.
Banks, 34, has pitched in 26 games (one start) for the Phillies this season and has a 5.86 ERA with 31 strikeouts and 13 walks. He has pitched in 117 career games for the Phillies, posting a 3.85 ERA with 115 strikeouts, 35 walks and a 1.28 WHIP.
Notes
● With Thursday’s 6-4 loss to the Mets, the Phillies have dropped two straight.
● Trea Turner (right calf contusion) eventually left the game after being hit by a pitch. He is day-to-day.
● Reliever Jose Alvarado gave up three earned runs. His ERA is now up to 6.58.
● Bryce Harper is hitting .188 in his last 15 games.
● Actor Joe Piscopo and Hall of Fame third basemen Mike Schmidt and George Brett threw out the first pitches. Schmidt and Brett, in town for one of Schmidt’s charities, later joined Tom McCarthy and John Kruk in the TV booth. Mets broadcaster and former first baseman Keith Hernandez briefly stopped by to say hello to all of them.
● The Phillies resume the Mets series Saturday at Citizens Bank Park after Friday’s off day for the World Cup match between Brazil and Haiti across the street.
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