Overview
- The Phillies, who announced Friday that Dylan Moore cleared waivers, sent the utility man to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
- Philadelphia designated Moore for assignment a week earlier when J.T. Realmuto returned from the injured list, which tightened the bench picture.
- All 29 other teams passed on a claim, leaving the Phillies to pay his $1.45 million salary, with any future league-minimum pay from another club offsetting that amount.
- As a player with more than five years of service, Moore can refuse the outright and elect free agency without losing pay, though reports differ on whether he accepted the Triple-A assignment.
- Moore opened 2026 hitless in 15 plate appearances for Philadelphia, yet his 2020–24 work in Seattle showed power, speed, and the ability to play almost anywhere on the field.