Kyle Schwarber’s free agency ended with him returning to the Philadelphia Phillies , but he did have options to weigh.

The Baltimore Orioles matched the Phillies’ five-year, $150 million offer for the slugger, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal .

Other offers, per Rosenthal , included a five-year, $125 million offer from the Cincinnati Reds and a four-year, $120 million deal from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

One source told Rosenthal that Baltimore’s offer “essentially forced the Phillies to offer the same terms.”

Schwarber joined the Phillies in 2022 after spending the second half of the 2021 season with the Red Sox — who were connected to the 32-year-old in free agency. The designated hitter helped Boston reach the American League Championship Series and became an insta

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