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Phillies Acquire Minnesota Twins OF Harrison Bader for a Pair of Prospects

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Published31 Jul 2025

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Surprise! One day after the Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins made a deal sending top rated closer Jhoan Duran to the City of Brotherly Love for a pair of MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospects, the two teams once again swapped players. The Phillies sent a pair of minor leaguers to the Twins in exchange for veteran outfielder Harrison Bader.

A former Gold Glove Award winner (2021), Bader will bring much needed stability to the Phillies outfield. The 30-year-old is slashing .258/.339/.439 with 12 homer runs, 38 RBIs, and a .778 OPS. Defensively, Bader has played all three outfield positions this season in Minnesota and, for the StatCast-minded fan, has an outs above average and a fielding run value of five, which puts him in the top three of active left fielders.

The Phillies will be Bader’s sixth team in his nine-year big-league career which includes MLB Postseason experience with St. Louis, the New York Mets, and New York Yankees. Bader’s contract takes him through the end of the 2025 season with a mutual option for 2026.