The Los Angeles Dodgers’ 2024 World Series title likely attracted free agents to the franchise this offseason. But, for right-handed reliever Tanner Scott, encouragement from a former teammate could have been the deciding factor in his signing.
Scott, who the Baltimore Orioles drafted in the sixth round of the 2014 MLB draft, played alongside reliever Evan Phillips in Baltimore from 2018-2020. The Atlanta Braves traded Phillips and four other prospects to the Orioles at the 2018 trade deadline, uniting Scott and Phillips for the first time.
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After two and half seasons, Phillips signed a minor-league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays in Aug.