Schwarber finalizes $79 million, 4-year deal with Phillies

By: The Associated Press Posted: 1:14 PM CDT Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022 Last Modified: 1:14 PM CDT Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies finalized their $79 million, four-year contract on Sunday.

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CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies finalized their $79 million, four-year contract on Sunday.

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CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies finalized their $79 million, four-year contract on Sunday.

Schwarber gets $19 million this year and $20 million in each of the following three seasons.

A 29-year-old slugging outfielder, Schwarber split last season with Washington and Boston. He hit .266 with 32 home runs and had a grand slam for the Red Sox in the AL Championship Series.

FILE - Boston Red Sox's Kyle Schwarber hits a grand slam home run against the Houston Astros during the second inning in Game 3 of baseball's American League Championship Series Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, in Boston. Kyle Schwarber is coming to Philadelphia, agreeing Wednesday, March 16, 2022, to a four-year deal with the Phillies worth about $80 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Schwarber will likely serve as the Phillies’ designated hitter, with time in the outfield and first base as well.

Philadelphia also has a pending $100 million, five-year contract with free-agent slugger Nick Castellanos, who hit .309 with 34 homers, 100 RBIs and a .939 OPS last year for the Cincinnati Reds.