The Phillies made it a nail-biting last three ... allowing the tying run to score before Jose Alvarado bailed him out. Craig Kimbrel came in to pitch the ninth and immediately got into trouble.

There's a reason that Phillies manager Rob Thomson said he would use a closer-by-committee approach in the playoffs, and it's that Craig Kimbrel can't be trusted in big moments. Kimbrel proved ...

The Phillies had previously signed right-hander Craig Kimbrel to a one-year, $10 million deal and left-hander Matt Strahm to a two-year contract calling for $15 million. Kimbrel, who turns 35 in ...

Since taking over as the President of Baseball Operations for the Phillies, Dave Dombrowski hasn't invested major resources in the closer position. But Craig Kimbrel melted down last postseason ...

Craig Kimbrel. The veteran proceeded to walk two batters, and allow two base hits, subsequently allowing the winning run to cross the plate for the Diamondbacks, cutting the Phillies' lead in the ...

and with Matt Strahm have given the Phillies a deep bullpen that has more than compensated for the free agent loss of closer Craig Kimbrel. “‘Dombo’ did a great job of kind of securing our ...

The Orioles announced Wednesday that they’ve designated veteran right-hander Craig Kimbrel ... even after Kimbrel had a shaky finish to his 2023 stint with the Phillies — including three ...

The Phillies have made three straight postseason runs without a true No. 1 closer each season. The bullpen-by-committee plan has failed them in the playoffs (hello and goodbye, Craig Kimbrel ...