{"id":2207032,"date":"2025-12-20T21:38:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T21:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2207032"},"modified":"2025-12-20T21:38:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T21:38:26","slug":"royals-acquire-lhp-matt-strahm-from-phillies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-acquire-lhp-matt-strahm-from-phillies\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals acquire LHP Matt Strahm from Phillies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>December 19 &#8211; The Kansas City Royals acquired left-handed reliever Matt Strahm from the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday for right-hander Jonathan Bowlan.<\/p>\n<p>Strahm, 34, returns to the team that selected him in the 21st round of the 2012 MLB Draft. He made his big-league debut for the Royals in 2016 and spent parts of two seasons with the team before pitching with the San Diego Padres (2018-21), Boston Red Sox (2022) and Phillies.<\/p>\n<p>Strahm followed up an All-Star nod in 2024 by posting a 2-3 record with six saves and a 2.74 ERA in 66 relief appearances last season.<\/p>\n<p>He is 34-38 with 15 saves and a 3.36 ERA in 395 career appearances (35 starts).<\/p>\n<p>Bowlan, 29, went 1-2 with a 3.86 ERA in 34 appearances (one start) last season.<\/p>\n<p>He is 1-4 with a 4.32 ERA in 37 career appearances (three starts) with the Royals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Field Level Media<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Body\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__element__5eCce article-body-module__trust-badge__5mS3f\">Our Standards: <a target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thomsonreuters.com\/en\/about-us\/trust-principles.html\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__medium__2Rl30 text-module__small__sph8i link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76\">The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"presentation\" data-testid=\"NewTabSymbol\" class=\"link-module__new-tab-symbol__d53s7\"><path fill=\"#666\" d=\"M15 6c.6 0 1 .4 1 1s-.4 1-1 1H9c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1v14a1.1 1.1 0 0 0 .2.6c.1.2.4.4.8.4h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1v-6c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v6a3 3 0 0 1-3 3H9a3 3 0 0 1-2.2-.9A3 3 0 0 1 6 23V9a3 3 0 0 1 3-3Zm10 0 .4.1.5.5.1.4v6c0 .6-.4 1-1 1s-1-.4-1-1V9.4l-5.3 5.3a1 1 0 0 1-.7.3 1 1 0 0 1-.7-.3 1 1 0 0 1 0-1.4L22.6 8H19c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1s.4-1 1-1Z\"\/><\/svg><span style=\"border:0;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);clip-path:inset(50%);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap\">, opens new tab<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<nav aria-label=\"Tags\" data-testid=\"Tags\" class=\"tags-line-module__tags__oT22o article-body-module__element__5eCce\"\/>\n<div data-testid=\"ArticleBodyRow\" class=\"article-body-module__row__jhsYg article-body-module__element__5eCce\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersagency.com\/en\/licensereuterscontent\/?utm_medium=rcom-article-media&amp;utm_campaign=rcom-rcp-lead\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"button-module__link__A3sD0 button-module__secondary__70gBu button-module__round__QDFgq button-module__w_auto__Sem-F\" data-testid=\"LicenceContentButton\"><span class=\"button-module__container__7hKTY license-content-button-module__button__fVUbl\"><span data-testid=\"Text\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__body_fixed__x-bYA license-content-button-module__text__o0vYm\">Purchase Licensing Rights<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.reuters.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 19 &#8211; The Kansas City Royals acquired left-handed reliever Matt Strahm from the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday for right-hander Jonathan Bowlan. 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