As teams around Major League Baseball begin to finalize their spring training rosters, two former members of the Philadelphia Phillies recently found new homes, and for one, a familiar one.
On Friday, outfielder Hunter Pence re-signed with the San Francisco Giants, while catcher Cameron Rupp signed a minor-league deal with the Cleveland Indians with an invitation to spring training.
Pence’s deal is likely to be a one-year, major-league pact. After playing more than 830 games between the Houston Astros (2007-11) and Phillies (2011-12), the Fort Worth, Texas, native went on to play seven seasons with the San Francisco Giants in which he earned one All-Star nod, two top-16 National League MVP Award finishes, and, most importantly, two World Series championships.