Phillies acquire Orioles OF Austin Hays for Seranthony Dominguez, Christian Pache

(WHTM) – Two teams who could see each other in the World Series made a rare trade on Friday involving three major league players.

The Philadelphia Phillies acquired outfielder Austin Hays from the Baltimore Orioles for reliever Seranthony Dominguez and outfielder Christian Pache ahead of next week’s trade deadline.

Philadelphia has had a need for a right-handed hitting outfielder to possibly platoon in left field or center field. Hays brings significant success against left-handed pitching with a .328 batting average in 39 games this year. He’s also under team control through the 2025 season.

Dominguez has seen a significant fall from grace after coming out of the gate hot for Philadelphia in 2018. The righty appeared poised to be a future closer notching 16 saves with a 2.95 ERA as a rookie, but Tommy John Surgery cost him the 2020 and 2021 seasons.

Since 2022 Dominguez has a 3.74 ERA with 12 saves. He has an $8 million club option for 2025.

Pache was once considered among the game’s top prospects coming up in the Atlanta Braves organization. He was traded to the Oakland Athletics in 2022 as a cornerstone of the blockbuster deal for Matt Olson, but appeared in just 91 games. Pache will be arbitration-eligible for the first time this offseason and is under team control through the 2027 season.

Philadelphia has the best record in baseball with 64 wins while the Orioles are tied with Cleveland with an American League-best 61 wins.

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