Valuable Phillies utility man Edmundo Sosa entering walk year: ‘We’re very happy in Philly’

Edmundo Sosa is entering his final year of team control with the Phillies. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Few Phillies this offseason had as much fun as Edmundo Sosa.

He and Cristopher Sánchez flew to Northern Italy in early November for Jesús Luzardo’s wedding along Lake Como, then embarked on a multi-week European vacation with stops in Santorini, Greece and Paris, France. The highlight for Sosa? Seeing an Atlético Madrid match.

“It was my first time watching a professional football match...