By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
According to CSNPhilly.com, John Kruk is set to join the Philadelphia Phillies broadcast booth. He returns to the Phillies, where he was a popular player for the team.
He recently left ESPN after a long tenure to pursue other opportunities. He replaces Matt Stairs, who was recently named the team’s hitting coach.
Kruk will split the 162-game series with Ben Davis. He’ll also be joined in the Phillies broadcast booth with Tom McCarthy and Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt.
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Schmidt will reportedly work a limited schedule.
The Charleston, West Virginia native played for the Phillies, San Diego Padres, and the Chicago White Sox in his career. He spent nine seasons in the National League and one season in the American League.
Kruk played three plus seasons before joining the Phillies during the 1989 season. On June 2nd, 1989, he was traded by the Padres with Randy Ready to the Phillies for Chris James.
He would play for the Phillies through the 1994 season. His final season came in 1995 with the White Sox.
In his career, he had a .300 batting average with 100 home runs and 592 RBIs in 1,200 games.
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During the 1991 season, Kruk had a career-high 21 home runs. He also had a career-high 92 RBIs that season.
All three of his All Star appearances came with the Phillies in 1991, 1992, and 1993.
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