ARLINGTON -- The Phillies added another reinforcement to their bullpen on Sunday -- and they have David Robertson 's tennis game (or lack thereof) to thank for it.

This year marked the first time since 2006 -- Robertson's final year at the University of Alabama -- that he wasn't on a professional baseball roster to begin a season. So, along with spending more time with his family, playing some golf and working on his farm, Robertson turned to tennis to help stay active and fill some of that competitive void.

"As the months started to tick by and I couldn't win in any of my tennis matches, I started to think, 'Well, I better go try to do baseball again,'" Robertson said. "I was getting that itch to win at something again."

The Phillies brought in the 40-year-old Robertson to do exactly

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