Per NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Jim Salisbury, the Phillies are set to sign former Villanova football and baseball player and South Jersey native Matt Szczur to a minor-league contract with an invite to Spring Training.
BOSTON, MA - APRIL 28: Matt Szczur #23 of the Chicago Cubs reacts during a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on April 28, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
Szczur, 30, was the Chicago Cubs fifth-round selection in the 2010 MLB draft.