Phillies Add Blue Jays’ Former Switch-Hitter As Outfield Replacement

BusinessSportsMoneyPhillies Add Blue Jays’ Former Switch-Hitter As Outfield ReplacementByPeter Chawaga,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Chawaga is a writer and editor covering Major League Baseball.Follow AuthorMay 30, 2026, 06:00am EDTTORONTO, ON - JULY 3: Steward Berroa #37 of the Toronto Blue Jays looks on from the dugout before playing the Houston Astros in their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on July 3, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe Philadelphia Phillies returned this season with largely the same roster as it had in a disappointingly brief playoff run last year.After re-signing veterans Kyle Schwarber and JT Realmuto, the team appeared content to run it back. But the peripheries of the roster have seen some changes.The Phillies called up top prospects Andrew Painter and Justin Crawford for the Opening Day roster, they swapped Nick Castellanos for Adolis Garcia and modified the bullpen.And the team has been shuttling Otto Kemp back and forth from the minor leagues as well.“Following an offseason in which the Phils lauded Kemp as the right-handed-hitting half of a left-field platoon, he went just 2-for-20 with one walk and nine strikeouts in 10 games before being optioned to Lehigh Valley,” Paul Casella wrote for MLB.com. “The 26-year-old converted outfielder also had his struggles in left field, a position he's been learning on the fly.”ForbesGiants’ Rafael Devers Makes Agency Change After Trade ReportBy Peter ChawagaPhiladelphia Phillies Bring In Former Toronto Blue Jays OutfielderAfter starting the season in the majors, then being optioned, then being called back up, Kemp is now back in the minor leagues. And the Phillies have brought in a former Toronto Blue Jays’ switch hitter to replace him.MORE FOR YOU“They are expected to add Steward Berroa, a switch-hitting outfielder, to the active roster,” Matt Gelb reported for The Athletic. “Berroa was a...