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Newsweek
04-08-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
Phillies Predicted To Part Ways With $8.5 Million Free Agent Signing
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Philadelphia Phillies are in the midst of a very competitive postseason push in the loaded National League. The NL East is up for grabs as the New York Mets are very good alongside the Phillies. Even the Miami Marlins are making a late push for a postseason spot. With that in mind, the Phillies are going to need to make all the right moves in the coming weeks in order to give themselves the best chance to win in October. Edward Eng of That Ball's Outta Here recently predicted the Phillies would cut bait with reliever Jordan Romano as early as sometime this season due to his disastrous play. The Phillies signed Romano last offseason to a one-year contract. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 20: Jordan Romano #68 of the Philadelphia Phillies throws a pitch in the eighth inning during a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Citizens Bank Park on July 20, 2025... PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 20: Jordan Romano #68 of the Philadelphia Phillies throws a pitch in the eighth inning during a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Citizens Bank Park on July 20, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. More"Finally, we have perhaps the Phillies' biggest move this past offseason in signing reliever Jordan Romano to potentially be the closer for the team in 2025," Eng wrote. "Well, that plan certainly backfired when Romano struggled immensely coming out of the gate. By the end of April, the 32-year-old right-hander was flashing an abysmal 12.19 ERA but somehow kept his blown saves to just two. "Romano has been pushed to some lower-leverage situations but somehow manages to remain in the Phillies bullpen mix for the moment. But for what has turned out to be a failed experiment so far, there's a chance Romano won't make it to the end of the season." Romano has been a thorn in the Phillies' side all season. Rather than being a dominant seventh, eighth, or ninth inning reliever for the team, the righty has been a low-leverage guy who struggles in that role. The veteran reliever has an ERA near 7.00 in almost 40 innings. ERA isn't always a good indicator of success for relief pitchers, as one bad outing can cause it to balloon up, but Romano's struggles began in April and have lasted all season. It's about time the Phillies cut ties with him. More MLB: Dylan Cease Predicted To Leave Padres, Sign With Loaded NL Powerhouse
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Phillies reporter: Jordan Romano 'sounded broken' after giving up historic walk-off inside-the-park homer
Philadelphia Phillies reliever Jordan Romano blew his third save in excruciating fashion Tuesday night, giving up a walk-off inside-the-park three-run home run to catcher Patrick Bailey in the San Francisco Giants' 4-3 win. The last time a catcher hit a walk-off inside-the-park home run? You have to go back 99 years to Aug. 11, 1926 when Washington Senators catcher Bennie Tate did it against the New York Yankees. It's been a rough year for Romano, a two-time All-Star with the Toronto Blue Jays, after signing a one-year, $8.5 million deal. He now has a 7.44 ERA in 36 appearances. Advertisement After the crushing loss, The Athletic's Phillies reporter Matt Gelb wrote that Romano 'sounded broken.' 'Get on a decent roll, then it's a big bad outing,' Romano told reporters. 'Get on a decent roll, another big bad outing. So it's kind of just been super frustrating. Just not getting on a roll. I'll feel really good for a little bit and then it's a bad one. It's just how it's going.' Because of Jose Alvarado's 80-game PED suspension, manager Rob Thomson has had to use Romano where he most likely would've had the lefty flamethrower on the mound. Alvarado is scheduled to come back in late August but is prohibited from pitching in the postseason this year if the Phillies make it that far. The Phillies bullpen has been a black hole this season. Philadelphia's relievers rank 23rd in ERA at 4.42 and 24th in batting average allowed at .257. If the Phillies want to get back to the World Series, they need to add at least two high-leverage relievers at the trade deadline. If not, it will be another long offseason. Advertisement Related Headlines
The Guardian
09-07-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Giants make history with walk-off inside-the-park home run
Patrick Bailey's entrance into the Major League Baseball record books on Tuesday night began with a tight swing that sent a fastball from Phillies reliever Jordan Romano into Triples Alley. It ended with Bailey chugging his way around third base then getting mobbed at home plate by his teammates after becoming the third catcher in major league history to hit a game-ending, inside-the-park home run. The three-run shot had an exit velocity of 103.4 mph and bounced off the brick wall at the Giants waterfront ballpark. It ricocheted back toward center field as Nick Castellanos and Brandon Marsh gave chase. Bailey said his initial thought was to get a triple before he saw third base coach Matt Williams waving him in. 'Off the ball I just knew I got it well,' Bailey said. 'I saw it was towards Triples Alley and I was like, 'Oh I gotta go. I at least gotta get to third.' Once I saw the bounce, I was like 'All right, just don't fall over.' ' It's the ninth time this season that the Giants have won in their final at-bat, tops in the majors. It was also the first time in nearly nine years that a player has hit a walk-off, inside-the-park home run in the majors. Cleveland's Tyler Naquin was the last to do so on 19 August, 2016. The three-run home run lifted the Giants to a 4-3 victory that had the Oracle Park crowd roaring as Bailey crossed the plate. 'He has gotten some big hits this year,' Giants manager Bob Melvin said. 'In big situations he's come through. Not as much as he would like. Hopefully that's something that catapults him. Haven't seen him drive a ball like that in a while.' Bailey couldn't recall if he had previously hit an inside-the-park home run at any level. And as nice as this one was, Bailey said that he would have preferred to hit a regular home run. 'Tired,' Bailey said when asked how he felt. 'I wished it would have gone over the fence.'
Fox News
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
Giants catcher Patrick Bailey makes tremendous MLB history with walk-off inside-the-park home run
San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey etched himself into the vast history of Major League Baseball on Tuesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Giants had two runners on base and down 3-1 in the bottom of the ninth inning with Phillies reliever Jordan Romano on the bump. Bailey sent the first pitch he saw deep into right-center field at Oracle Park. It hit the top of the brick wall and careened past two Phillies outfielders as the ball dribbled toward left field. Bailey turned on the jets, and third-base coach Matt Williams sent him home. He scored. San Francisco won the game 4-3. Bailey became the first catcher since 1926 to hit an inside-the-park walk-off home run. The last being Bennie Tate for the Washington Nationals. Baseball data analyst Sarah Langs also mentioned that Pat Moran did it in 1907 for the Chicago Cubs. "Off the ball I just knew I got it well," Bailey said. "I saw it was towards Triples Alley, and I was like, 'Oh, I gotta go. I at least gotta get to third.' Once I saw the bounce, I was like, 'All right, just don't fall over.'" Bailey jokingly said he wished the ball would have gone over the fence and couldn't recall whether he had an inside-the-park homer at any level of baseball. "He has gotten some big hits this year," Giants manager Bob Melvin said. "In big situations, he's come through. Not as much as he would like. Hopefully that's something that catapults him. Haven't seen him drive a ball like that in a while." Bailey was also the first player of any position in nearly nine years to hit an inside-the-park home run. Cleveland Guardians player Tyler Naquin did it in August 2016. On top of all the history that was made, there was one more interesting bit that was chronicled as well. A's outfielder Lawrence Butler started Tuesday night's game against the Atlanta Braves with an inside-the-park home run. It was the first time in MLB history that a leadoff and walk-off inside-the-park home run occurred on the same day, according to OPTA Stats. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
The Guardian
09-07-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Giants make history with walk-off inside-the-park home run
Patrick Bailey's entrance into the Major League Baseball record books on Tuesday night began with a tight swing that sent a fastball from Phillies reliever Jordan Romano into Triples Alley. It ended with Bailey chugging his way around third base then getting mobbed at home plate by his teammates after becoming the third catcher in major league history to hit a game-ending, inside-the-park home run. The three-run shot had an exit velocity of 103.4 mph and bounced off the brick wall at the Giants waterfront ballpark. It ricocheted back toward center field as Nick Castellanos and Brandon Marsh gave chase. Bailey said his initial thought was to get a triple before he saw third base coach Matt Williams waving him in. 'Off the ball I just knew I got it well,' Bailey said. 'I saw it was towards Triples Alley and I was like, 'Oh I gotta go. I at least gotta get to third.' Once I saw the bounce, I was like 'All right, just don't fall over.' ' It's the ninth time this season that the Giants have won in their final at-bat, tops in the majors. It was also the first time in nearly nine years that a player has hit a walk-off, inside-the-park home run in the majors. Cleveland's Tyler Naquin was the last to do so on 19 August, 2016. The three-run home run lifted the Giants to a 4-3 victory that had the Oracle Park crowd roaring as Bailey crossed the plate. 'He has gotten some big hits this year,' Giants manager Bob Melvin said. 'In big situations he's come through. Not as much as he would like. Hopefully that's something that catapults him. Haven't seen him drive a ball like that in a while.' Bailey couldn't recall if he had previously hit an inside-the-park home run at any level. And as nice as this one was, Bailey said that he would have preferred to hit a regular home run. 'Tired,' Bailey said when asked how he felt. 'I wished it would have gone over the fence.'
