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Phillies reportedly close to acquiring All-Star reliever; trading Vierling, Maton

The Philadelphia Phillies are on the very of acquiring two-time All-Star reliever Gregory Soto from the Detroit Tigers, per multiple reports.

Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia was the first to report that the Phillies were “working on a trade” for Soto. Jon Morosi of MLB.com says that outfielder Matt Vierling, infielder/outfielder Nick Maton and catcher Donny Sands would go back to Detroit in exchange for Soto and infielder Kody Clemens, who is the son of seven-time American League Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens.

We’ll have more details on this story as they come in…

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