Braves sign reliever Evan Phillips to 3-year, $35 million contract, reuniting him with original team

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves signed relief pitcher Evan Phillips to a three-year, $35 million contract on Thursday, bringing the right-hander back to his original team after a promising return from Tommy John surgery for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Phillips, 32, will make $11 million in 2027 and 2028 and $13 million in 2029. The Braves, in their announcement of the signing, said Phillips agreed to donate 1% of his salary to the team's charitable foundation. kAm(:E9 4=@D6C #2:D6= x8=6D:2D 2 7C66 286?E[ E96 qC2G6D H6C6 :? E96 >2C<6E 7@C =2E6\:??:?8 C6:?7@C46>6?ED] !9:==:AD 2AA62C65 :? b` 82>6D 7@C E96 s@586CD :? a_ae[ A@DE:?8 2 b]ce t#p :? ae :??:?8D H:E9 bb DEC:<6@FED] w6 >256 9:D D62D@? 563FE C:89E 367@C6 E96 p==\$E2C 3C62<[ ;FDE @G6C 2 J62C 27E6C 6=3@H =:82>6?E C6A=246>6?E DFC86CJ]k^Am kAm~G6C 9:D =2DE `c 2AA62C2?46D :? E96 C68F=2C D62D@?[ !9:==:AD 925 `h DEC:<6@FED 2?5 2 `]ce t#p :? `a `^b :??:?8D] w6 >256 7:G6 D4@C6=6DD 2AA62C2?46D :? E96 A=2J@77D 7@C E96 s@586CD[ H9@ 362E E96 qC2G6D :? E96 }2E:@?2= {628F6 s:G:D:@? $6C:6D]k^Am kAm~G6C E96 =2DE 7:G6 J62CD[ !9:==:AD 92D 2 a]b` t#p[ E96 36DE :? E96 }{ 2?5 7@FCE9\36DE :? E96 >2;@CD 2>@?8 E9@D6 H9@ A:E4965 :? 2E =62DE a__ 82>6D] u6==@H qC2G6D C6=:6G6CD #@36CE $F2C6K Wa]eeX 2?5 sJ=2? {66 Wa]gcX C2?< 7@FCE9 2?5 D6G6?E9 :? E96 }{ 5FC:?8 E92E DA2?] !9:==:AD 92D ?@E 2==@H65 2 CF? :? `f 42C66C A@DED62D@? 2AA62C2?46D[ H:??:?8 E96 a_ac (@C=5 $6C:6D H:E9 E96 s@586CD]k^Am kAm!9:==:AD H2D 5C27E65 3J E96 qC2G6D :? E96 `fE9 C@F?5 :? a_`d 2?5 >256 9:D >2;@C =628F6 563FE :? a_`g] %96 ?2E:G6 @7 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 H2D EC2565 E@ E96 q2=E:>@C6 ~C:@=6D 7@C DE2CE:?8 A:E496C z6G:? v2FD>2? =6DD E92? 2 >@?E9 =2E6C] !9:==:AD H2D A:4<65 FA 3J E96 s@586CD :? a_a`]k^Am k9C ^m kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^>=3Qm$66 p!’D 7F== |{q 4@G6C286 96C6k^2mk^Am