Field Level Media
10 Mar 2026, 06:25 GMT+10
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The Philadelphia Phillies and left-handed starter Jesus Luzardo agreed on a five-year contract extension worth $135 million, several outlets reported Monday.
Luzardo was entering the final year of his contract and would have become a free agent at the end of 2026. The new deal keeps Luzardo in place through 2031.
Luzardo, 28, is coming off a career year in which he went 15-7 with a 3.92 ERA, 216 strikeouts and 57 walks. He pitched 183 2/3 innings across 32 starts.
He pitched in Games 2 and 4 of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, starting the former before appearing as an extra-innings reliever in Game 4. Though he took the loss in both games, he gave up just three runs (two earned) over 7 2/3 innings for a 2.35 ERA, with eight strikeouts and one walk.
Philadelphia acquired Luzardo from the NL East rival Miami Marlins in a December 2024 trade. In seven major league seasons with the Oakland Athletics (2019-21), Marlins (2021-24) and Phillies (2025), he is 41-41 with a 4.19 ERA, 775 strikeouts and 237 walks in 137 appearances (121 starts).
The Phillies locked up another piece of their rotation to go with Cristopher Sanchez and veterans Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola. Sanchez and Wheeler were NL Cy Young runners-up in 2025 and 2024, respectively.
--Field Level Media
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