KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals announced this morning they have acquired left-handed pitcher Matt Strahm from the Philadelphia Phillies for right-handed pitcher Jonathan Bowlan. The Royals Major League Reserve List remains at 40.
Strahm, 34, has pitched 10 seasons in the Majors for four different teams, including his first two with the Royals, who selected him in the 21st round of the 2012 Draft out of Neosho County Community College in Chanute, Kan. He will be the 37th player in franchise history to appear with the Royals, leave the organization and later return.
Strahm has pitched for the Royals (2016-17), Padres (2018-21), Red Sox (2022) and Phillies (2023-25). He was an All-Star with the Phillies in 2024, when he recorded a 1.87 ERA (13 ER in 62.2 IP) in 66 appearances. This season with Philadelphia, he matched a career high with 66 appearances and posted a 2.74 ERA (19 ER in 62.1 IP) and a career-best 22 holds, 5th best among National League left handers.
Over 10 seasons, Strahm has made 360 of his 395 appearances as a reliever and boasts a 3.36 ERA (193 ERA in 517.1 IP), 10.1 K/9 and 2.6 BB/9. In the last four seasons since 2022, Strahm ranks 3rd among all left-handed pitchers (min. 200 appearances) with a 2.90 ERA (83 ER in 257.1 IP), trailing only Tyler Holton (2.63) and Alex Vesia (2.74).
Strahm has pitched in four postseasons, including 2020 with San Diego and each of the last three seasons (2023-25) with Philadelphia.