FILE - Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Matt Strahm throws during the seventh inning in Game 2 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, ...

There was significant smoke for the Philadelphia Phillies when it came to trading Matt Strahm in recent weeks. And on Friday before Christmas, the Phillies dealt him to the Kansas City Royals, ...

The Philadelphia Phillies have enjoyed a fairly productive start to the offseason, as they look to find a way to get over the hump in the National League after coming up short in the postseason once ...

There were some signs that the Phillies and Matt Strahm weren’t long for this world. Small ones. The kind you see in a lot of relationships between headstrong people. Certainly nothing that suggested ...

Royals traded Jonathan Bowlan to Phillies to acquire veteran lefty Matt Strahm. Strahm returns as a high-leverage southpaw after a 2.74 ERA and 10.1 K/9. Royals bolster bullpen depth alongside Lynch ...

One door opens and another shuts in the Philadelphia Phillies bullpen. Two days after bolstering the pen with the signing of former Chicago Cubs reliever Brad Keller, the Phillies announced that ...

PHILADELPHIA — Matt Strahm ranked among the most effective lefty relievers in baseball over the last three seasons. Yet, to the Phillies, he was expendable. In a move that saved nearly $7 million to ...

Royals reunite with LHP Matt Strahm in trade with Phillies The Royals have reunited with veteran pitcher Matt Strahm, acquiring the former All-Star left-hander from the Phillies in a trade for ...

December 19 - The Kansas City Royals acquired left-handed reliever Matt Strahm from the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday for right-hander Jonathan Bowlan. Strahm, 34, returns to the team that selected ...