Shocking release of Didi Gregorius by Phillies after trade deadline

After taking several steps ahead of the MLB trade deadline, the Philadelphia Phillies faced an important decision.

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According to Matt Gelb, Didi Gregorius was abruptly released by the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday after Gene Segura unexpectedly decided to be taken off the injured reserve.

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After getting cut short, the 32-year-old can sign with any team as a free agent.

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New York He played four years as a shortstop for the Yankees before Gregorius signed with the Phillies in free agency and has been a member of the club since 2020.

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But in his last two seasons in the lead, he has struggled leading up to Thursday's release.

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During the COVID-shortened 60-game 2020 MLB season, Gregorius hit a .284/.339/.488 slashline with 10 home runs and 40 RBIs.

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In 2021, he posted his OPS of . 639 in his 103 games, and not even a fraction of that feat could be replicated.

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His performance has dropped further this season. Gregorius has appeared in his 63 games and is batting .210/.263/.304, only he has one home run and he has 19 RBIs.

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His performance on the record did not improve after activation, but he spent some time at IL before returning in June.

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The Phillies decided it was time to end the Didi Gregorius experiment. This is because Jean Segura's long-awaited return from his 60th IL has failed in each of the last two seasons

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With the Phillies trying to close the gap to the Mets and Braves in his NL East, currently trailing him by 10 games and 6.5 games respectively,

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Segura returned to the starting second base position and Bryson made his NBA debut. Stott is expected to switch to short. stop.

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