Phillies reliever completed a perfect eighth inning for a hold tonight against the Dodgers. In the proce s, he cro sed the 60-inning threshold and vested a $7.5MM option for the 2026 season. The southpaw will still need to pa s a postseason physical for the option to go into effect. Strahm initially joined the Phils on a two-year, $15MM free agent contract during the 2022-23 offseason. That has turned into an excellent value for Dave Dombrowskis front office. Strahm turned in a 3.29 ERA acro s 87 2/3 innings during his first season with the club. Philadelphia signed him to a one-year extension for the 2025 season before the 24 campaign even got underway. The 33-year-old Strahm has responded with arguably the best two years of his career. He worked to a 1.87 ERA over 66 appearances a year ago and holds a 2.83 mark in 60 1/3 frames this season. His velocity has ticked down, but hes still Milwaukee Brewers Jersey punching out 28% of batters faced against an 8% walk rate. He carried a solid 11.7% swinging strike percentage into tonights performance. Philly has increasingly leaned on Strahm as one of their top bullpen weapons. He has a career-best 21 holds. In the second half, only closer has entered in higher-leverage situations on average. Strahm is alongside and as the Phils top setup arms going into the playoffs. is ineligible for the postseason because of his failed performance-enhancing drug test. Strahm and will go into October as manager Rob Thomsons top two southpaws, while waiver pickup looks like a borderline candidate to make the playoff roster. The Phillies would very likely have exercised Strahms option even if he had fallen shy of the 60-inning mark. Philadelphia will be happy to retain him on an affordable salary for a leverage reliever. Duran will be back in the ninth inning, while Kerkering and Banks remain under control for multiple seasons. The Phils hold a $9MM option on Alvarado, whose season ended last week when he was diagnosed with a forearm strain. Carlos Rodriguez Jersey