Rhys Hoskins signing with Brewers: Ex-Phillies slugger agrees to two-year, $34 million deal

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The Milwaukee Brewers have picked up a big bat in free agency. The Brewers and former Philadelphia Phillies slugger Rhys Hoskins have agreed to a two-year contract worth $34 million, CBS Sports' MLB insider Jim Bowden reports. The team has not yet confirmed the signing, but ESPN's Jeff Passan notes that there's an opt-out after the first season.

Hoskins, 31 in March, missed the entire 2023 season after tearing his ACL in spring training. His rehab work has gone well, well enough that he was a candidate to be added to the World Series roster had the Phillies advanced that far in the postseason. Hoskins has not played an MLB game since Game 6 of the 2022 World Series.