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them win five NL East crowns.
Those titles came alongside former Philadelphia star Chase Utley, and this trade reunites them on the Dodgers.
The trade also leaves just aging slugger Ryan Howard in Philadelphia from the team that won the 2008 championship.
Ellis hit .194 with one homer and 13 RBIs this season as a backup to Yasmani Grandal.
The 35-year-old Ellis often caught Clayton Kershaw and was one of the Cy Young Award winner’s best friends. Kershaw recently said the clubhouse chemistry on the Dodgers was the best he’d seen on any of his teams.
Like Ruiz, Ellis excelled in October and was a career .365 hitter in 17 postseason games.
Bergjans was 3-13 with a 4.98 ERA at Class A Rancho Cucamonga. The 23-year-old righty was an eighth-round draft pick in 2015 after playing for Haverford College in suburban Philadelphia.