Every time Christian Arroyo searched for a word to describe his 2025 season, he came back to the same one: frustrating.

Who could blame the 30-year-old infielder? He has played in 37 of a possible 124 games in his first season in the Phillies organization.

Sadly, it’s not new for the Tampa, Florida, native.

He played in 37 games in 2024. The 6-foot, 220-pounder has averaged 65.6 games per year in his 13 professional seasons, including parts of six in the majors.

Arroyo, with his sixth organization, has been hampered by a wide assortment of injuries since being the Giants’ first-round pick in 2013. He’s on his third stint this year on the injured list.

“I wish it was the first time it happened,” he said. “But it seems that it’s been like this the last four years of my career. You go ba

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