Editing Plácido Polanco (section)

===Return to the Phillies===
After declaring free agency, Polanco signed a three-year contract for $18 million to return to the Phillies, with a mutual option for a fourth year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091202&content_id=7746028&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi |title=Polanco happy to be back in Philadelphia |access-date=December 6, 2009|last=Zolecki |first=Todd |date=December 3, 2009 |work=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> He was signed with the Phillies to replace Pedro Feliz at third base.

In 2011, Polanco was elected by fan balloting to be the starting third baseman in the [[2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star game]]. He was unable to play in the All-Star game due to an injury, and Scott Rolen replaced him in the starting lineup. At the conclusion of the 2011 season, Polanco received his third Gold Glove, making him only the second baseball player in history to receive the award at more than one position. [[Darin Erstad]] had previously won Gold Gloves in the outfield and at first base.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1767279751780012099 |user=SlangsOnSports |title=only players to win Gold Glove at multiple positions: Darin Erstad: OF, 1B Plácido Polanco: 2B, 3B [DJ LeMahieu has won at 2B + Utility, Utility has been awarded since '22] |author=[[Sarah Langs]] |date=March 11, 2024}}</ref>

On May 14, 2012, Polanco reached the [[List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders|2,000 hit mark]] with an eighth-inning home run off [[David Carpenter (baseball, born 1985)|David Carpenter]] of the [[Houston Astros]].

On October 29, the Phillies elected to decline their half of a $5.5M mutual option, instead electing to pay Polanco a $1M buyout.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/10/phillies-decline-placido-polancos-option.html |title=Phillies Decline Placido Polanco's Option |work=MLB Trade Rumors |first=Steve |last=Adams |date=October 29, 2012}}</ref>