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Ex-MLB star Dykstra to be charged with drug possession
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (149+ 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
1+ 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 trade Matt Strahm to Kansas City for righthander Jonathan Bowlan
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (367+ words) Matt Strahm, a fan favorite in Philadelphia, has been traded by the Phillies to the Kansas City Royals for right-handed pitcher Jonathan Bowlan, the Phillies announced Friday morning. The 34-year-old Strahm appeared in 188 games (10 starts) for the Phillies over three…...
Phillies add relief pitcher Brad Keller on $22 million, 2-year deal
2+ 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
2+ 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 slugging outfielder Adolis García, setting the stage for Nick Castellanos’ exit
2+ week, 3+ day ago (506+ 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
3+ week, 1+ 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
3+ 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…...
Phillies grab Pocono Mountain East graduate Zach McCambley in the Rule 5 Draft
3+ week, 2+ day ago (194+ words) The Philadelphia Phillies have selected right-handed pitcher Zach McCambley, a Pocono Mountain East High School graduate, from the Miami Marlins in the 2025 MLB Rule 5 Draft, Phillies President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski announced Wednesday. McCambley, 26, spent the 2025 season with triple-A…...
Díaz agrees to $69M, 3-year deal with World Series champion Dodgers
3+ week, 3+ day ago (346+ words) The person spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical. D'az's agreement includes deferred payments by the Dodgers, who already owed $1.051 billion in deferred pay to eight players from 2028-46. A three-time All-Star who…...