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Phillies sign veteran C Cam Gallagher to minor league deal

The Philadelphia Phillies signed catcher Cam Gallagher to a minor league contract Sunday and invited him to major league spring training.

Gallagher, 31, has played seven major league seasons, appearing in 227 games for the Kansas City Royals (2017-22) and Cleveland Guardians (2023). Last season, he signed as a free agent with the Guardians and batted .126 in 143 at-bats over 56 games.

For his career, Gallagher is batting .211 with seven home runs, 33 doubles and 46 RBIs.

The Royals selected him in the second round of the 2011 MLB draft out of Manheim Township High School in his native Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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Philadelphia Phillies’ Aaron Nola pitches two perfect innings in first spring training start

PHOENIX (AP) — Philadelphia right-hander Aaron Nola worked two perfect innings against the New York Yankees in his first spring training start since signing a $172 million, seven-year offseason deal to remain with the Phillies.

Nola struck out three during a 33-pitch outing.

The Phillies beat the Yankees 4-0.

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“It’s spring training, but obviously you want to really look at it as in really trying to prepare as best as possible for the season,” Nola said. “I have a better beat on that now as I’ve gone through all the spring trainings.”

The 30-year-old is entering his 10th big league season and could become the longest-tenured pitcher in team history, surpassing Steve Carlton’s 15 years.