7/17/25 : Phillies agree to terms with Catcher Bennett Markinson
- Steve Potter
- Jul 17
- 2 min read
The Phillies have reached agreement with 22 year old non drafted free agent catcher Bennett Markinson. The deal is pending completion of a physical after which he will sign a contract.
Markinson played for Northwestern University for four seasons (2022-2025) - he posted a .293/376/.424 career slash line and .800 OPS in 171 games (693 plate appearances) with 29 doubles, 13 home runs and 99 RBIs. While primarily a catcher he also played some first base.
Bennett is from Tarzana, California and attended Harvard-Westlake High School in Los Angeles.
Northwestern profile notes for 2025 :
“Started all 52 games, 48 of them at catcher… Hit .266 with a .783 OPS and led all Wildcats with 12 HBPs and two triples… Homered three times in one day over the course of a doubleheader sweep over Fordham, reaching in five of nine plate appearances as well as driving in seven runs and scoring four (2/23)... Added another multi-hit game against Duke (3/1)... Lined a two RBI double against Penn State (3/15)... Tripled and scored in a win over Penn State (3/16)... Notched two hits against Illinois (3/21)... Doubled as part of a three-hit day while scoring three times in a win over Illinois (3/22)... Had a home run, two runs and two RBI against Maryland (3/30)... Picked up two hits in a win over Iowa (4/6)... Tallied a game-winning, two-RBI single in the ninth inning to beat Nebraska 9-7 (4/18)... Picked up two more hits against Nebraska (4/19)... Added two hits including a double against Washington (4/25)... Hit a game-winning bases-clearing 3-run double to cap off a 6-run seventh inning in a comeback win over Purdue (5/2)... Recorded a perfect day at the plate, reaching in all five plate appearances including a three-RBI triple in a win over Ohio State (5/11)... Scored three times in a 12-4 win over Valparaiso (5/13)... Homered for the fifth time on the season in a win over UCLA (5/15).”
From a fan’s view welcome to the organization Bennett!
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
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