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Phillies avoid arbitration by signing 7 players
22+ hour, 3+ min ago (317+ words) The Phillies avoided arbitration by agreeing to one-year contracts with seven players, the team announced Thursday. The team reached deals with pitchers Tanner Banks, Jhoan Duran and Jesus Luzardo; infielders Alec Bohm, Edmundo Sosa and Bryson Stott; and outfielder Brandon…...
Manfred says MLB prepared to produce and distribute local broadcasts for FanDuel network teams
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (293+ words) NEW YORK " Major League Baseball is prepared to produce and distribute local broadcasts for teams whose telecasts are uncertain this season because of the financial problems of the FanDuel Sports Network regional networks. Main Street Sports Group, which operates the…...
Former Yankee All-Star Don Mattingly joins the Phillies as their bench coach
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (383+ words) Don Mattingly will be back in pinstripes, except they will be red. The former New York Yankee first baseman and longtime coach has been hired as the bench coach of the Philadelphia Phillies, the team announced Monday morning. "I am…...
Ex-MLB star Lenny Dykstra to be charged with drug possession
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (172+ words) Former Major League Baseball star Lenny Dykstra was in possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia during a state police traffic stop on New Year's Day, according to police. Pennsylvania State Police at Blooming Grove stopped an SUV on Route 507 in…...
Penn State baseball team signs top Japanese pitching prospect
2+ week, 4+ day ago (429+ words) Penn State signed Japanese pitcher Genei Sato on Monday, reaching agreement with a potential first-round pick in the 2027 Major League Baseball draft. Sato, a 21-year-old right hander, is expected to enroll at Penn State next summer and will join the…...
Phillies add relief pitcher Brad Keller on $22 million, 2-year deal
3+ week, 2+ day ago (231+ words) Keller is coming off a terrific season with the Chicago Cubs, going 4-2 with a career-low 2.07 ERA in 68 appearances. He struck out 75 in 69 2/3 innings. The 30-year-old worked out of the bullpen last year also has 117 career starts. Ranger Su'rez, a key…...
Phillies banking on Adolis Garcia regaining 2023 form … and so is he
3+ week, 3+ day ago (726+ words) The Phillies" outfield has been perennially in search of stability. In signing Adolis Garcia, the team hopes to have solved some of those issues. But they"ve done so with an all-or-nothing hitter who looks familiar to the frustrations of…...
Phillies sign outfielder García
3+ week, 4+ day ago (507+ words) The Phillies added a dose of right-handed power and postseason pedigree Monday, signing outfielder Adolis Garc'a to a one-year, $10 million contract as the club continues to retool its roster with October in mind. Garc'a, who turns 33 in March, gives the…...
Phillies acquire Yoniel Curet from Rays
4+ week, 2+ day ago (231+ words) The Phillies added a potential piece to their bullpen mix Wednesday, acquiring Yoniel Curet in a trade with Tampa Bay. Curet, who turned 23 last month, had been designated for assignment. The Phillies shipped minor leaguer Tommy McCollum in the other…...
Ambition, familiarity of Phillies made case for Kyle Schwarber to re-sign
4+ week, 2+ day ago (624+ words) Kyle Schwarber is not one to go half-baked into anything, not least a free agency period that could lead to the last major contract of his baseball career. A veteran slugger who's been around the free-agent block before, he did…...