Phillies outfielder Max Kepler has gone to the media to air out a beef: He says the Phils misled him during free agency when they gave him a one-year, $10-million deal to be their everyday left ...

Of the 333 plate appearances the Phillies have gotten from left fielders this season, Kepler has 236 of them. Overall, his 273 plate appearances for the season give Kepler qualifier status.

Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Max Kepler called out the team for misleading him in the offseason amid his platoon in left field: "I was told I'd be the starting left fielder." ...

ATLANTA — Max Kepler stood in left field Friday during the Phillies’ first round of batting practice when manager Rob Thomson approached. The interaction lasted only a couple of minutes.