The Philadelphia Phillies claim catcher Pete LaForest off waivers from the Padres
The Philadelphia Phillies have claimed catcher Pete LaForest off waivers from the San Diego Padres. The Phillies will likely just use LaForest as a left-handed pinch hitter as they already have three catchers ahead of him on the depth chart. LaForest played in 10 games this season for the Padres and he was 9 for 25 (.360 avg, .987 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 1 homer and 3 RBIs.