Slugger Schwarber signs 4-year, free-agent contract with Phillies: report

Outfielder Kyle Schwarber agreed to a four-year deal with the Philadelphia Phillies worth "just under $20 million" US per season, The Athletic reported Wednesday.

The agreement is pending results of a physical.

Schwarber, 29, last season was selected to the all-star game for the first  time, as a member of the Washington Nationals. The Boston Red Sox then  acquired him before the trade deadline.

He finished the season with 32 homers, 71 runs batted in and a .266 batting average in 113 regular-season games.

He struggled for Boston in the loss to the Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series, batting only .120, with one homer and four RBI in six games.

Schwarber was a member of the Chicago Cubs when they won the World Series in 2016. He played in two Series games, going hitless in four at-bats, with a walk.

Schwarber's best season was with the Cubs in 2019, when he had 38 homers, 92 RBI and a .250 batting average.

Andrew McCutchen is heading back to the National League Central after agreed to a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Brewers announced they have finalized an agreement with the five-time all-star outfielder. McCutchen spent the first nine years of his career in the division with Pittsburgh and won the 2013 NL MVP.

McCutchen, 35, joins an outfield that already includes 2018 MVP Christian Yelich, two-time all-star Lorenzo Cain and Hunter Renfroe, who was acquired from the Boston Red Sox before the lockout. The Brewers also return Tyrone Taylor, who had a .778 OPS in 93 games last season.

He batted .222 with 27 homers and 80 RBI while posting a .334 on-base percentage and .444 slugging percentage in 144 games with the Philadelphia Phillies last season. But he hit .293 with a .405