Phillies release veteran utilityman Merrifield
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Whit Merrifield's time with the Philadelphia Phillies is over.
The team announced the release of the veteran utilityman on Friday.
Weston Wilson was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley in a corresponding move.
Merrifield, 35, signed a one-year, $8 million deal with the team this past February. The deal came with a mutual option.
The Florence, SC native appeared in 53 games for the Phillies this season, batting .199 with 31 hits, 11 runs batted in and a .592 OPS.
A three-time All-Star, Merrifield spent the past season-plus with the Toronto Blue Jays after playing the first six-plus seasons of his career with the Kansas City Royals with whom he led the American League in hits on two occasions.