Garrett Stubbs

Stubbs passed through waivers unclaimed after losing his spot on Philadelphia’s 40-man roster. The 33-year-old backup catcher heads to free agency at the outset of the offseason.

Once the move is made official, the club will have five days to trade him or to put him through waivers. Stubbs, 33, played in 35 games for the Phillies during the 2026 campaign, slashing .153/.215/.153 with zero homers, three RBI and a 15/3 K/BB ratio over 65 plate appearances.

Stubbs landed on the injured list retroactive to July 18th, so this was a minimum stint for him. He will be in the lineup behind the dish and batting ninth on Tuesday against the Marlins.

Stubbs is probably going to miss at least a couple weeks, but it wouldn’t be surprising if this was just a minimum stay to give the Phillies some additional roster flexibility.

Stubbs gets the call to join Philadelphia’s active roster with veteran backstop J.T. Realmuto hitting the shelf with back spasms. The 32-year-old will handle the backup catching duties in his absence.

Stubbs opted to remain with Philadelphia after passing through waivers following his removal from the club’s 40-man roster earlier this week. It’ll be Rafael Marchán handling the backup catching duties behind J.T. Realmuto moving forward.

The Phillies seemed to give some thought to carrying Stubbs as a third catcher/utilityman, but given his total lack of offensive ability, there was never any reason to do that. He’ll probably clear waivers.

It’s a split contract in which the 32-year-old backstop will earn $925,000 in the big leagues and $575,000 in the minors. Stubbs appeared in five games with the Phillies in 2025, going 0-for-1 with a pair of runs scored in his limited action. He’ll continue to function as quality catching depth for the Phillies.