Blanco was outrighted off the Phillies 40-man roster, Stephen Gross of The Morning Call reports.

Blanco made his big league return this season after being out of the majors since 2011, playing in 25 games for the Phillies. He hit .277, but he'll start the offseason off the major league roster.

Blanco went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer Monday against the Mariners.

Blanco had been out of the majors since 2011 until the Phillies called him up to provide infield depth. Although he hit a home run Monday, he only has four for his entire career and doesn't figure to provide much offense overall.

Blanco is getting a start at second base Monday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Chase Utley has the day off which gives Blanco a rare opportunity to get some at-bats. This is just his fifth start since joining the Phillies in late-June. He will continue to be used sparingly moving forward.

Phillies purchased the contract of INF Andres Blanco from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Blanco has spent all season at Lehigh Valley, batting .241/.314/.285 over 45 games. The 30-year-old hasn't played in a major league game since 2011.

Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. said Tuesday that Andres Blanco may travel to Philadelphia this weekend for the team's final exhibition games.

In other words, the Phillies are considering him as a possible backup shortstop. Reid Brignac and Cesar Hernandez are the alternatives.

Phillies reassigned INF Andres Blanco, RHP Ken Giles and LHP Cesar Jimenez to minor league camp.

Still just 29-years-old, Blanco hasn't appeared in the big leagues since the 2011 season when he was a member of the Rangers. He'll continue to function as organizational depth in the minor leagues.

Phillies signed INF Andres Blanco to a minor league contract.

The deal includes an invitation to spring training. Blanco batted .235/.301/.346 with 10 homers in 2012 for the Phillies' Triple-A affiliate, but Philadelphia released him this past February. Blanco didn't pick up a contract from a different organization in 2013, so he's decided to re-join his former team.

Phillies released INF Andres Blanco.

Blanco batted .235/.301/.346 with 10 homers last season for the Phillies' Triple-A affiliate. He'll catch on somewhere else as minor league depth.

Phillies signed INF Andres Blanco to a minor league contract.

Andres Blanco is expected to opt out of his minor league contract with the Nationals.

The veteran infielder failed to win an Opening Day roster spot and evidently thinks he'll find a better situation elsewhere. He batted just .224/.263/.342 over 82 plate appearances with the Rangers last season.

Nationals reassigned INF Andres Blanco to minor league camp.

This latest series of cuts means that Stephen Lombardozzi is all but guaranteed a spot on the Opening Day roster. Blanco, a non-roster invitee, had just two hits in 32 at-bats (.063) this spring. He has an out-clause in his minor league contract and Nationals' manager Davey Johnson suspects that the Phillies could have interest.

Andres Blanco is scheduled to undergo a procedure Thursday to address an ear infection.

The issue shouldn't keep Blanco off the field for long. The 27-year-old is in the mix for a reserve infielder job this spring after batting .224/.263/.342 over 82 plate appearances with the Rangers last season.

Nationals signed INF Andres Blanco to a minor league contract.

The deal also includes a spring training invite. Blanco, 27, batted just .224/.263/.342 over 82 plate appearances with the Rangers this season while also dealing with a nagging lower back injury. He'll compete for a utility infield job.

Andres Blanco has elected free agency.

Blanco posted an ugly .224/.263/.342 batting line in 82 major league plate appearances this season. He'll look to latch on somewhere on a minor league contract.

Andres Blanco (back) is not healthy enough to be added to the ALCS roster.

The stress fracture in Blanco's back is still bothering him, so the Rangers will likely stick with Esteban German as their utility infielder for the ALCS. "I still haven't proved I can swing from the left-side," Blanco said. "I probably won't be on the roster."

Andres Blanco may not be on the Rangers' postseason roster due to lingering problems with a stress fracture in his lower back.

Blanco played in back-to-back games over the weekend, but felt significant pain. The 27-year-old originally suffered the injury back in early-July. The Rangers were hoping to have him available as the backup to Elvis Andrus, but those duties will likely fall to Michael Young, who started at shortstop Tuesday for the first time since 2008. Esteban German is the most likely candidate to replace Blanco on the playoff roster.

Rangers activated INF Andres Blanco (back) from the 15-day disabled list.

Blanco went 3-for-12 (.250) during a brief minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Round Rock. The 27-year-old infielder was placed on the disabled list in early July with lower back inflammation. He is batting just .206 with three doubles and two homers over 68 at-bats with the Rangers this season.

Andres Blanco (back) went 1-for-3 in his first minor league rehab game with Triple-A Round Rock on Monday.

Blanco also played five innings at shortstop and committed a fielding error. The 27-year-old infielder was placed on the disabled list earlier this month with inflammation in his lower back. He will likely rejoin the Rangers when rosters expand on Thursday.

Andres Blanco (back) is scheduled to begin a minor league rehab assignment on Monday.

Blanco has been on the disabled list since early August with inflammation in his lower back. He's likely to rejoin the Rangers during the first week of September.

Andres Blanco (back) swung a bat for the third straight day Monday.

We heard over the weekend that he was only able to play catch, but that's apparently not the case. Blanco said Monday that he hasn't had any issues since ramping up his rehab while Rangers manager Ron Washington expects him to return before rosters expand on September 1.