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Phillies to honor Howard before Sunday’s season finale
- Updated: September 29, 2016
ATLANTA — Ryan Howard’s Phillies career is down to three games.
The Phillies plan to honor Howard on Sunday afternoon in the 2016 season finale against the Mets at Citizens Bank Park. The greatest first baseman in franchise history is in the final season of a five-year, $125 million contract. The organization has a $23 million club option for 2017, but it will exercise a $10 million buyout instead.
The Phillies announced on Thursday that they will have a “special pregame presentation” for Howard beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET. First pitch is at 3:05 p.m.
Howard, 36, said on Tuesday night that he is not getting sentimental about his final days with the Phillies. He has been with the organization since 2001, when it selected him in the fifth round of the 2001 …
