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Triple-A Lehigh Valley placed Luplow on its full-season injured list Sunday due to a torn ACL in his right knee, Tom Housenick of The Allentown Morning Call reports. Luplow had seen big-league action in each of the past seven seasons but had played exclusively at the Triple-A level in 2024 after linking up with the Phillies on a minor-league deal late in spring training. Before suffering the season-ending knee injury, Luplow slashed .255/.343/.450 with 10 home runs and 12 stolen bases in 254 plate appearances for Lehigh Valley. The 30-year-old outfielder will now embark on a lengthy rehab process that could extend into the early portion of the 2025 season.
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Luplow signed a minor-league contract with the Phillies on Friday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports. A day after being let go by Atlanta, Luplow will get a shot with the Phillies. He slashed .242/.347/.430 across 222 plate appearances in Triple-A last season, and he posted a .984 OPS over 33 plate appearances during spring training. The 30-year-old outfielder will begin the season with Triple-A Lehigh Valley, but he could get the call up to Philadelphia if the big club needs a bench bat to face left-handed pitchers.
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Luplow was released by Atlanta on Thursday. Luplow signed a minor-league deal with the club in January and had maintained an impressive .985 OPS across 33 plate appearances in spring training. However, Atlanta signed Adam Duvall on Thursday, which made Luplow expendable.
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Luplow signed a minor-league contract with Atlanta on Jan. 10 and received an invitation to major-league spring training. Luplow slashed .208/.322/.325 across 90 plate appearances between the Twins and Blue Jays last season. He'll have a chance to make Atlanta's Opening Day roster, but the 30-year-old likely won't achieve more than a spot on Atlanta's bench.
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Luplow elected free agency Monday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports. Luplow was one of the victims as the Twins performed some 40-man roster housecleaning and he'll hit free agency rather than accept an outright assignment. The veteran outfielder has always hit lefties well, so he could latch on with a team looking for a short-end platoon option.
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Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
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2023 | MIN | 39 | 77 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 2 | .207 |
2022 | ARI | 83 | 205 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 28 | 25 | 60 | 5 | .175 |