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There’s been countless speculation about when Bryce Harper will return to the Philadelphia Phillies lineup. Where he’ll play once he’s cleared to play the field is no longer a question. The Phillies plan to use Harper at first base later this season, according to Matt Gelb of The Athletic. While Harper’s return will limit him […]

The Miami Marlins will travel to take on the Philadelphia Phillies in a Wednesday afternoon MLB matchup at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Marlins-Phillies prediction and pick, laid out below. Miami has not built on their 2020 magic, finishing […]

It isn’t everyday that a team puts up a nine-spot against the reigning NL Cy Young winner, but that is exactly what happened on Monday. The Philadelphia Phillies were hosting the Miami Marlins in the game, and Miami sent Sandy Alcantara to the mound. Alcantara, who took home the Cy Young award in 2022, surrendered […]

The Miami Marlins take on the Philadelphia Phillies in an National League East matchup! Check out our MLB odds series as we hand out a Marlins-Phillies prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Marlins are off to a 4-7 start to the season. This was somewhat expected, […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have received a huge injury update on one of their top pitching prospects Andrew Painter. He played catch Monday for the first time since suffering a sprained elbow March 1st. It went well, although the Phillies plan on taking the recovery process slowly, reports The Athletic’s Matt Gelb. The Phillies could not […]

A potential season-ending injury to Rhys Hoskins won’t keep him away from the Philadelphia Phillies for good. Hoskins plans on being around the team as much as possible while recovering from ACL surgery, according to Matt Gelb. “I’ll pour myself into this team just like I always have,” Hoskins said. Hoskins’ 2023 season likely ended […]

The Cincinnati Reds will continue their series with the Philadelphia Phillies. We are at Citizens Bank Stadium, sharing our MLB odds series, making a Reds-Phillies prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Phillies defeated the Reds 5-2 in the opener. Significantly, they led 1-0 in the fifth inning when Jose Barrero clipped […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are playing in their home opener Friday at Citizens Bank Park against the Cincinnati Reds. Bryce Harper and Rhys Hoskins are both out due to injury, however they made sure to take part in the pre-game festivities paying homage to last season’s National League Championship. Bryce Harper and Rhys Hoskins raise the […]

The Philadelphia Phillies were already down a first baseman when Rhys Hoskins suffered a season-ending injury. With Darick Hall also going down to injury, the Phillies must turn to Plan C. Philadelphia is placing Hall on the injured list after he tore a ligament in this thumb. Hall is now poised to undergo surgery and […]

The Cincinnati Reds will travel to take on the Philadelphia Phillies in a Friday afternoon MLB matchup at Citizens Bank Ballpark. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Reds-Phillies prediction and pick, laid out below. Cincinnati disappointed last season, finishing with an identical 62-100 record. The […]

Bryce Harper appears to be inching closer to a return to game action. The Philadelphia Phillies superstar took live batting practice for the first time Wednesday since offseason Tommy John surgery. The Phillies haven’t given an update on a potential return date for Harper, but the fact that he’s now taking live swings is a […]

New York Yankees star pitcher Gerrit Cole was impressed by the Philadelphia Phillies to say the least. The Yankees’ ace shared his honest thoughts on the Phillies following New York’s 4-2 win over Philadelphia on Wednesday, per MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch. “It’s exciting, yeah,” Cole said. “(Aaron) Nola’s great, man. He’s great. The Phillies are great; […]

The New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies will meet Tuesday night for the second matchup of their three-game series. If you are wondering how to watch Yankees-Phillies, here is everything you need to know about watching the contest on Amazon Prime Video, streaming information and the game time for this interleague matchup. How to watch […]

Last year’s National League Champions, the Philadelphia Phillies have come out of the gates meekly. Starting 0-4, both sides of the ball have been lacking thus far. Preparing for their second of three games against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, Phillies star shortstop Trea Turner issues a funny but candid request to Yankees […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are in Yankee Stadium to square off with the New York Yankees Tuesday night! This will be the second game of a three game series. Check out our MLB odds series as we hand out a Phillies-Yankees prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The […]

The Philadelphia Phillies take on the New York Yankees Monday night! Check out our MLB odds series as we hand out a Phillies-Yankees prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Phillies had a surprising start to the season. After blowing an early lead in game one, the […]

The Philadelphia Phillies take on the Texas Rangers. Our MLB odds series has our Phillies-Rangers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Phillies-Rangers. The Philadelphia Phillies, as the defending National League champions, had a lot to be excited about heading into their 2023 season opener on Thursday. They were horrible in the first month […]

Philadelphia Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski was active in bolstering his team’s pitching depth during the offseason, and he reportedly pondered making another move for a pitcher. According to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman, the Phillies “considered” signing Dallas Keuchel to a minor league deal. Heyman adds that the Phillies have not […]

The Philadelphia Phillies, despite losing their Opening Day tilt against the Texas Rangers, enter the 2023 campaign with high hopes. After all, they are coming off such an impressive Cinderella run in the 2022 playoffs where they came oh so close to winning the World Series over the heavily-favored Houston Astros. However, that does not […]

Jacob deGrom’s Texas Rangers debut did not go how anyone thought it would. The bonafide best pitcher in baseball got lit up by the Philadelphia Phillies on Opening Day, allowing five runs on six hits, all for extra bases. He did not make it out of the fourth inning. Baseball fans and deGrom haters wasted […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have reportedly acquired OF Christian Pache from the Oakland Athletics, per Robert Murray. Oakland is receiving pitcher Billy Sullivan in return, per Bob Nightengale. The Phillies placed 1B Rhys Hoskins on the 60-day IL in a corresponding move. Pache, 24, was traded from the Atlanta Braves to the Athletics for Matt Olson […]

One of the greatest shortcomings of humanity is their innate inability to stave off the adverse effects of Father Time. This is especially the case for professional athletes, whose physical gifts, their bread and butter, wane with each passing day. However, some outliers, such as legendary quarterback Tom Brady, have managed to stare Father Time […]

MLB umpires have a lot on their plate for the upcoming year given the rule changes. Unfortunately, the pressure might already be affecting the decision making by some of them. Philadelphia Phillies catcher JT Realmuto was ejected in a spring training game for one of the most insane reasons ever seen. J.T. Realmuto got thrown […]

Will this be Aaron Nola’s final season in Philadelphia with the Phillies? Nola and the ball club were previously engaged in contract extension talks, however, those talks have come to a halt, per Alex Coffey of the Philadelphia Inquirer. The news will certainly worry Phillies fans as Nola is set to hit free agency following […]

Philadelphia Phillies superstar Trea Turner was one of the key reasons Team USA came within two runs of winning the 2023 World Baseball Classic, and he took to social media to express how much he enjoyed the tournament on Thursday. “The WBC was an electric factory!” Turner wrote on Instagram. “Wish we could’ve came out […]

The Philadelphia Phillies were dealt a huge blow to the core of a team that advanced to the World Series last year before the 2023 season even began, as first baseman Rhys Hoskins sustained a torn ACL in his left knee on Thursday. Hoskins, who will need surgery, was backpedaling while attempting to field a […]

The Philadelphia Phillies‘ worst fears have been confirmed. Rhys Hoskins has torn his ACL, reports Phillies beat writer Matt Gelb. Hoskins went down with a non-contact injury and was carted off of the field in a spring training game against the Detroit Tigers. It was a routine ground ball hit by Tigers’ Austin Meadows that […]

There are no longer any low expectations for the Philadelphia Phillies. After 10 straight seasons of missing the playoffs, the Phillies squeaked into the postseason in 2022, then shocked everyone by winning the National League pennant, coming just two wins shy of a World Series title. The Phillies enter 2023 with a stacked roster chockfull […]

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins was carted off the field with a non-contact knee injury in a game against the Detroit Tigers. “They are getting the EMTs for Rhys Hoskins,” the Athletic Phillies beat writer Matt Gelb wrote in a Thursday tweet. “Everyone is down on a knee around him. He has suffered a bad […]

Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper underwent Tommy John surgery in November, but team president Dave Dombrowski said the Phillies are not placing him on the 60-day injured list, according to Destiny Lugardo of Phillies Nation. “We’re going to keep our options open,” Dave Dombrowski said, according to Lugardo. Harper played through a small ulnar collateral […]

The Philadelphia Phillies announced they released former No. 1 overall pick Mark Appel on Monday. Appel was the first overall selection in the 2013 MLB Draft by the Houston Astros. His journey to the big leagues was long and tedious, as he failed to earn a big league call-up through the first few years of […]

Team USA, simply put, is on a roll. With the likes of Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, and Paul Goldschmidt leading the way, opposing nations would certainly have a difficult time dealing with their stacked lineup. This was certainly the case after Team USA routed Cuba, 14-2, to advance to the finals of the 2023 World […]

Trea Turner put on his Superman cape on Sunday to power Team USA into the World Baseball Classic final. Naturally, the whole baseball world is in awe of the Philadelphia Phillies shortstop, who just keeps playing hero for the Americans. A day after hitting a grand slam to save Team USA against Venezuela, Turner had […]

Team USA is back in the World Baseball Classic final, looking to repeat as champions. A major reason why is Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner. Turner smacked two home runs in the Semifinal against Cuba, bringing his home run total for the tournament to four. The Americans put in a demolition job, beating the Cubans […]

It’s not even the 2023 MLB season yet but Trea Turner is already flexing his muscles at the plate. In Sunday’s World Baseball Classic semifinals matchup between Team USA and Team Cuba, the Philadelphia Phillies shortstop, Trea Turner brutally launched a long bomb that traveled for 428 feet to extend USA’s lead to 3-1 in […]

Team USA manager Mark DeRosa has shown at the 2023 World Baseball Classic that he is not afraid to make major lineup changes. He did just that in Team USA’s last two games in the tournament. Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner was called on to bat last in Team USA’s wins against both Colombia and […]

Team USA is on to the World Baseball Classic semi-finals! The host country and defending champs knocked out Venezuela in their semi-final matchup, advancing to the next stage in the tournament. USA won thanks to Philadelphia Phillies star Trea Turner’s booming grand slam in the eighth inning to put them over the edge. After the […]

The United States will continue to defend its World Baseball Classic title following an instant classic 9-7 quarterfinal win over Venezuela Saturday night. Trailing 7-5 entering the eighth inning, the U.S. quickly loaded the bases before Trea Turner stepped to the plate. With one swing of the bat, the Philadelphia Phillies shortstop walloped a 407-foot […]

The Philadelphia Phillies surprised the MLB world by advancing to the World Series in the 2022 season. They only earned 87 victories in the regular season and were heading into an early exit in the NL Wildcard. The Phillies upset both the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves in the postseason, and the fans were […]