Kaplan, 42, takes over for Brent Strom, who was let go at the end of this past season. Kaplan spent the past three seasons as the Philadelphia Phillies' assistant pitching coach and director of pitching, overseeing pitching development with the major ...

The Philadelphia Phillies have valued continuity ever since they broke a decade-long postseason drought in 2022 — and that meant keeping most of the behind-the-scenes forces in place. They promoted people and retained them with higher salaries.