Phillies to call up Walding to replace injured Florimon

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Philadelphia Phillies prospect Mitch Walding batting at the U.S. 222 Showcase exhibition game on April 4, 2017, at Coca-Cola Park (Frank Klose/SportsTalkPhilly.com).

By Matt Rappa, Sports Talk Philly editor

With Pedro Florimon headed to the disabled list after breaking his right foot in Tuesday's 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Philadelphia Phillies will call up 1B/3B Mitch Walding from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Wednesday, according to The Athletic's Matt Gelb. Walding will make his big league debut as the starting third baseman, batting seventh.

Walding, 25, hit .272/.382/.483 with nine doubles, one triple, seven home runs and 20 RBI in 47 games this season with the IronPigs. This spring with the big league club in Clearwater, Walding slashed .333/.455/.611 with two doubles, one home run and seven RBI in 17 games. 

The Phillies must select the Lodi, California, native's contract prior to his addition to the 40-man and 25-man rosters. To do so, the Phillies transferred RHP Jerad Eickhoff to the 60-day disabled list.

Walding was drafted in the fifth round of the 2011 amateur draft out of St. Mary's High School in Stockton, California.

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