Gregorius agrees to return to Phils
Team also deals Irvin, makes room for Moore
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies and shortstop Didi Gregorius have agreed on a two-year, $28 million contract, The Associated Press reported Saturday. The deal is pending Gregorius passing a physical.
Gregorius, who turns 31 next month, batted .284 with 10 homers, 40 RBIs and an .827 OPS in 60 games in his first season with the Phillies. He hit .274 and averaged 20 homers and 75 RBIs over four seasons with the Yankees between 2015-18. He hit 16 homers and drove in 61 runs in 82 games in 2019 after Tommy John surgery on Oct. 17, 2018, to repair a torn elbow ligament.
The Phillies signed two-time AllStar catcher J.T. Realmuto to a fiveyear, $115.5 million deal earlier in the week. The team also added depth to its rotation on Friday by signing veteran and Moriarty High alumnus Matt Moore, a move that required trading Cole Irvin for cash on Saturday to Oakland to create room on the 40-man roster.
CUBS: Right-hander Trevor Williams agreed to a one-year contract with Chicago on Saturday, giving the NL Central champions another option for the back end of their rotation. The contract is pending a physical. The 28-year-old Williams was designated for assignment by Pittsburgh after he went 2-8 with a 6.18 ERA in 11 starts during the pandemic-shortened season.
BLUE JAYS: Infielder Marcus Semien and Toronto completed their $18 million, one-year contract on Saturday. The 30-year-old had agreed to the deal Tuesday, subject to a successful physical. ERICKSON CHARGED: Former major league pitcher Scott Erickson, 52, has been charged with a misdemeanor count reckless driving in connection to a hit-and-run in Southern California that killed two boys last year.
Investigators told KABC-TV he was racing with Rebecca Grossman on Sept. 29, moments before she struck and killed 11-year-old Mark Iskander and his 8-year-old brother Jacob as they crossed the street in Westlake Village, a suburb 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The boys were crossing the street in a marked crosswalk with their parents.
Prosecutors alleged that Grossman, 57, continued driving, eventually stopping about a quarter-mile from the crash scene. Grossman, 57, pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and hit-and-run driving resulting in death. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 34 years to life in prison.