José Alvarado reconnected with the Phillies clubhouse and spoke to the media about what he expects in his return from an 80-game PED suspension.

When the league suspended Alvarado in May, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Alvarado told the team he was taking a supplement for weight loss. He did not go through the proper protocol to see if it was approved. “I took a drug that I didn’t think was contaminated,” Alvarado said in Spanish.

Reliever José Alvarado made his first appearance for Philadelphia after ... RHP Taijuan Walker (4-6, 3.34 ERA) goes for the Phillies. The Nationals have not announced a starter.

Ahead of Monday’s series opener against the Seattle Mariners, manager Rob Thomson announced that Alvarado would return to the active roster on Tuesday when he is first eligible. “José Alvarado will indeed be activated tomorrow when he’s eligible to rejoin the roster, Rob Thomson said,” wrote Ty Daubert of Phillies Nation.

Alec Bohm went deep in his return and the Phillies finished their road trip Sunday with a high-scoring win over the Nationals.

Philadelphia Phillies fans can breathe a sigh of relief. Following a scary incident on Friday night when superstar closer Jhoan Duran was carted off the field b