With Spring Training wrapping up and Opening Day on the horizon, the Philadelphia Phillies continue to trim their roster to 26 players. On Sunday, March 16, they made two more roster moves, reassigning players to Minor League Camp.
Beyond the outfield issues the Philadelphia Phillies have heading into next year, there are also a lot of questions surrounding the catcher position in 2025.
The Phillies and catcher Payton Henry agreed to a minor league contract earlier this month, according to the MLB.com transaction log. Henry confirmed the deal on social media.
Quite a few minor leagues entered free agency. On Wednesday, Baseball America released an article listing all the minor league free agents in baseball.
Catcher Payton Henry of the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons was released from the hospital Saturday, a day after he was struck by a batter's backswing and carted off the field on a stretcher.
Triple-A Buffalo catcher Payton Henry was "alert and appropriately responsive" at a Syracuse, N.Y.-area hospital after he was taken off the field Friday night on a backboard, the team said.
Toronto Blue Jays' Triple-A catcher Payton Henry was injured and the game was called in the seventh inning on Friday night as a result of it. Per Blue Jays' reporter Keegan Matheson on "X:" Tonight’s Buffalo Bisons game was cancelled after seven innings when catcher Payton Henry was struck in the back of the head by a bat on a follow-through.
Catcher Payton Henry of the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons was hospitalized Friday night after he was struck by a batter's backswing and carted off the field on a stretcher.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Buffalo Bisons have won a game. On Sunday afternoon, the Buffalo Bisons and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders played their third and final game of the series, with the Blue Jays’ Triple-A affiliate winning 4-3.
If you can believe it, Opening Day arrives next Thursday for 28 of the 30 big-league clubs – the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will open in South Korea this Wednesday.
If you want offence, you should’ve watched the Blue Jays on Saturday! Canada’s team took on the Philadelphia Phillies, defeating them 13-5 to bring their record to 6-8.
Wins are wins, and they’re fun no matter what, even in Spring Training. On Monday afternoon, the Blue Jays hosted the Philadelphia Phillies in Dunedin, defeating the National League team 5-2 to move to a 3-7 record this Spring.
It’s not the transaction we wanted, but it’s a transaction nonetheless. On Saturday evening, Jays Jorunal’s Eric Treuden reported that the Blue Jays were signing catcher Payton Henry to a minor league deal.