<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/phillies-news-philadelphia-re-signs-all-star-catcher-jt-realmuto-for-1155-million.jpg"></figure><h1>Report: Phillies re-sign All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto for $115.5 million</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-26T12:23:30-08:00">January 26th, 12:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-26T12:26:18-08:00">January 26th, 12:26pm</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Phillies have re-signed All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/CraigMish/status/1354154480066031616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1354154480066031616%7Ctwgr%5E&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D986996action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">Craig Mish of SportsGrid reports</a> Realmuto will return to Philly on a five-year deal worth $115.5 million.</p><p>The $23.1 million annual average value <a href="https://twitter.com/CraigMish/status/1354155130564841476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1354155130564841476%7Ctwgr%5E&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D986996action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">surpasses that</a> of the contract signed by former Minnesota Twins star Joe Mauer back in 2010.</p><p>Realmuto’s contract <a href="https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1354156763965251584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1354156763965251584%7Ctwgr%5E&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D986996action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">is also 36 percent larger</a> than the next-most lucrative contract last signed by a catcher (Brian McCann).</p><p>It is somewhat surprising Realmuto finds himself back in Philadelphia considering everything that transpired in 2020.</p><p>The Phillies had every opportunity to extend Realmuto before the 2020 season even began. He expressed interest in an extension, and Phillies star Bryce Harper lobbied hard for the front office to pony up the money.</p><p>However, former general manager Matt Klentak never made much ground in talks. In fact, the Phillies mostly pushed Realmuto to the back burner. Early happenings at the start of the offseason also appeared to suggest Philly would not re-sign Realmuto.</p><p>Klentak stepped down as GM, and managing partner John Middleton suggested the team likely would not spend amid financial losses sustained during the pandemic-shortened season.</p><p>But the Phillies have changed their tune ever since making Dave Dombrowski president of baseball operations. Dombrowski has made a number of moves to reconstruct the bullpen and grew increasingly aggressive in efforts to bring back Realmuto.</p><p>Now, Philly has its backstop for the future. Realmuto is coming off a season in which he clubbed 11 homers with a career-high .840 OPS. The 29-year-old is perhaps the best two-way catcher in baseball, and the Phillies will hope he also will be part of a future championship club.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Report: Phillies re-sign All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto for $115.5 million

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/jt-mauer.jpg"></figure><h1>Phillies’ JT Realmuto seeking $115 million record contract, breaking Joe Mauer’s deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-21T15:55:00-08:00">January 21st, 3:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-21T15:55:41-08:00">January 21st, 3:55pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Free agency in the MLB is certainly heating up. Philadelphia Phillies star JT Realmuto looks to be the next big name who’s going to be signing on the dotted line. and as it appears, the 29-year-old appears to be gunning for a long-standing Phillies contract record currently held by the great Joe Mauer.</p><p>According to <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/trevor-bauer-j-t-realmuto-likely-destinations">Mark Feinsand of MLB.com</a>, JT Realmuto is looking for an extension in the range of a whopping $115 million:</p><blockquote>Multiple reports this week suggest that the Phillies have extended five-year offers in the $100-110 million range. JT Realmuto is said to be seeking a deal that would set a new standard for average annual value at his position, a mark currently held by Joe Mauer ($23 million). For a five-year deal, that means something just north of $115 million.</blockquote><p>It was previously reported that Philly was preparing a bid for JT Realmuto in the range of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-prepare-to-pony-up-100-million-for-star-catcher-jt-realmuto/">$100 million</a>, which as it turns out, falls a tad short of the highly-touted catcher’s valuation of himself.</p><p>The Phillies seem intent on bringing back JT Realmuto for 2021, so it seems likely that they will opt to cover the deficit.</p><p>It is worth noting that Philadelphia appeared to have a change of heart with regards to Realmuto’s extension upon the arrival of new President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski. The team didn’t offer JT Realmuto an extension when they had a chance, and instead, waited for him to hit free agency.</p><p>Perhaps Dombrowski convinced the front office that re-signing JT Realmuto would be in the team’s best interest — a move that’s now going to cost them a fortune.</p><p>The Phillies have hit their heads on a low ceiling the past few seasons. The Washington Nationals won the World Series in 2019, and the Atlanta Braves came within one win of making the World Series in 2020, losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games in the National League Championship Series. JT Realmuto matters to Philadelphia’s plans, but should it matter this much?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Phillies’ JT Realmuto seeking $115 million record contract, breaking Joe Mauer’s deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Phillies-prepare-to-pony-up-100-million-for-star-catcher-JT-Realmuto.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Phillies prepare to pony up $100 million for star catcher JT Realmuto</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-15T15:50:57-08:00">January 15th, 3:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-15T15:51:37-08:00">January 15th, 3:51pm</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Phillies are gearing up to make a monster offer for free agent catcher JT Realmuto.</p><p>While Realmuto and the Phillies organization have been in negotiations since the sports world paused last March, it seems as though they are ready to give him the offer he wants.</p><p>Per <a href="https://theathletic.com/2326320/2021/01/15/stark-phillies-make-jt-realmuto-nine-figure-offer/" rel="noopener">Jayson Stark of The Athletic</a>:</p><blockquote>According to an industry source familiar with the negotiations, the offer was for five years and slightly north of $100 million, which is believed to be somewhere in the range of where the club stood last March, when negotiations screeched to a halt because of MLB’s COVID-19 transactions freeze.</blockquote><p>While this might seem like a huge offer for JT Realmuto, it’s a move the Phillies need to make to have any chance to compete in the National League.</p><p>The New York Mets recently acquired star shortstop Francisco Lindor. The Atlanta Braves made the NLCS just a few months back, and the San Diego Padres acquired Blake Snell and Yu Darvish.</p><p>The Phillies <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-bryce-harper-agrees-13-year-330-million-contract-philadelphia/" rel="noopener">shelled out a 13-year, $330-million deal</a> to Bryce Harper in 2019, so the Phillies throwing money around shouldn’t be a surprise–especially considering Realmuto is one of the top free agents remaining.</p><p>While the specifics aren’t clear on the terms of the deal, and while much can change over time, the Phillies and Realmuto seem close to an agreement.</p><p>The Phillies’ new president of baseball operations, Dave Dombrowski, declined to comment on Friday, saying: “We continue to have interest in J.T. But from a negotiating standpoint, these are things that have to be kept private,” per The Athletic.</p><p>That statement certainly seems like the talks are close to being done. Will Realmuto be with the Phillies?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Phillies prepare to pony up $100 million for star catcher JT Realmuto

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Dave-Dombrowski-Phillies.jpg"></figure><h1>Dave Dombrowski nearing deal to be president of baseball operations for Phillies</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-10T11:40:15-08:00">December 10th, 11:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-10T11:40:36-08:00">December 10th, 11:40am</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Phillies have been looking for a new leader of the baseball operations department after Matt Klentak stepped down as general manager.</p><p>After a long and arduous search, it seems the Phils found their guy.</p><p>Jayson Stark of The Athletic reported Thursday the Phillies are nearing a deal to hire former Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox GM Dave Dombrowski as their new president of baseball operations.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BREAKING: The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Phillies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Phillies</a> are in the advanced stages of talks to hire Dave Dombrowski as their new president of baseball ops, sources told <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthleticMLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthleticMLB</a>.<a href="https://t.co/cY8FOhYtIl" target="_blank">https://t.co/cY8FOhYtIl</a></p><p>— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) <a href="https://twitter.com/jaysonst/status/1337113563693985792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 10, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Dombrowski had previously expressed his intent to remain in Nashville, where he had been hoping to bring a major-league franchise.</p><p>However, Phillies managing partner John Middleton approached Dombrowski again when tow candidates for the job withdrew their names from consideration, per <a href="https://theathletic.com/2252876/2020/12/10/stark-phillies-dave-dombrowski/">Stark</a>:</p><blockquote>From that point, according to a source who spoke with Dave Dombrowski, the two sides began talking continuously over the next several days and were described, by Thursday afternoon, as having made significant progress toward a deal. Assuming that agreement doesn’t unravel at the last minute, the Phillies are about to hand the keys to their franchise to one of the most accomplished front-office figures of the last 30 years.</blockquote><p>It is a bit of a curious hire, in context. The Phillies are looking to cut payroll this winter. Dombrowski, on the other hand, is used to spending big from his time in Boston.</p><p>That said, Stark pointed out Dave Dombrowski suffered through a number of losing seasons while building a winner with the Tigers. But he accomplished that goal, as Detroit competed for a World Series in both 2006 and 2012.</p><p>Philadelphia could face challenges this year, given it is primed to lose All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto in free agency.</p><p>But it is possible Dombrowski is the right guy to oversee <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-padres-shortstop-fernando-tatis-jr-shows-off-his-new-hardware-and-silences-doubters/" rel="noopener noreferrer">a hard reset and bring</a> about some immediacy in establishing a winning franchise with the Phillies.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dave Dombrowski nearing deal to be president of baseball operations for Phillies

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Philadelphia-smacks-three-consecutive-home-runs-vs.-Mets.jpg"></figure><h1>Phillies smack three consecutive home runs vs. Mets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-09-17T17:00:34-07:00">September 17th, 5:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-09-17T17:00:34-07:00">September 17th, 5:00pm</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Phillies went on a power surge during Thursday’s game against the New York Mets.</p><p>Philadelphia launched three consecutive home runs off Mets starter Mets Lugo as part of a four-run first inning.</p><p>Lugo retired Phillies leadoff man Andrew McCutchen after the Mets scored three runs in the top of the first. But that lead would not last long.</p><p>Bryce Harper started the run of homers by <a href="https://twitter.com/Phillies/status/1306738065780637696">crushing a first-pitch fastball</a> over the center field wall. Philly’s rookie third baseman Alec Bohm followed with an opposite-field homer before shortstop Didi Gregorius lined one over the wall in right field.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Back…. <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/jnSlVZXOls">pic.twitter.com/jnSlVZXOls</a></p><p>— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Phillies/status/1306738065780637696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">…to back… <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/XCyTIzucWw">pic.twitter.com/XCyTIzucWw</a></p><p>— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Phillies/status/1306738260220276736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">…to back! <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RingTheBell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RingTheBell</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/HwSAOxa6Iw">pic.twitter.com/HwSAOxa6Iw</a></p><p>— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Phillies/status/1306739027656269825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Philadelphia was not done tormenting Lugo, either. Jean Segura immediately followed Gregorius’ blast with a triple, and later scored after Adam Haseley singled.</p><p>Phillies starter Aaron Nola suddenly found himself with a one-run cushion after a forgettable first inning of his own, thanks in part to three of Philadelphia’s most impactful bats.</p><p>Harper has been Philly’s catalyst this season. The former National League MVP came into Thursday’s game with eight homers and eight stolen bases in addition to an .854 OPS. Harper had been struggling over the last month (.654 OPS), but he has also had bad luck on balls in play.</p><p>Harper later teed off in the second inning against Lugo for a slam to right field, his 10th home run of the shortened 2020 MLB season.</p><p>Meanwhile, Bohm has been tremendous since the Phillies called him up last month. The 24-year-old entered Thursday’s game hitting .311 with an .821 OPS.</p><p>Gregorius signed with Philadelphia in the offseason, and also has eight homers to go along with an .821 OPS of his own.</p><p>The Phillies are just 3-10 in their last 13 games, but the bats were making some noise on Thursday night in Philadelphia while the Mets <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-jacob-degrom-hurts-hamstring-third-straight-cy-young-bid-following-early-exit/">appear to be limping</a> to the end of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Phillies smack three consecutive home runs vs. Mets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Bryce-Harper-jokes-he_ll-play-football-for-Philly-if-MLB-doesn_t-return.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Bryce Harper jokes he’ll play football for Eagles if MLB doesn’t return</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-06-14T19:36:00-07:00">June 14th, 7:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-06-14T19:36:00-07:00">June 14th, 7:36pm</time><address><a>Maximo Gonzales</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The MLB suffered another setback after recent negotiations with the MLBPA regarding the 2020 season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-league-considering-50-game-season-full-prorated-salaries/" rel="noopener noreferrer">schedule</a> fell through. Fortunately, it seems Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Bryce Harper is optimistic about his alternative options.</p><p>During an appearance on Philadelphia Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson’s online show <a href="https://twitter.com/LaneJohnson65/status/1271808539212877824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1271808539212877824&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.phillyvoice.com%2Feagles-trade-rumors-free-agents-news-lb-avery-williamson-jets-running-back-bryce-harper%2F" rel="noopener noreferrer">“Outside the Lane,”</a> Harper jokingly said that he may have to consider making the transition to the NFL if baseball fails to return.</p><blockquote>“You know what, if baseball doesn’t come back, I’ll go play for the Eagles,” Bryce Harper said.</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING per Outside The Lane: if no <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLB</a> season, <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Eagles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Eagles</a> sign FB/OLB <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/bryceharper3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bryceharper3</a> to 1-year deal. 💪</p><p>Full episode: <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/XOxmRIXgtE">https://t.co/XOxmRIXgtE</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OTL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OTL</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/wam7OBQ5U6">pic.twitter.com/wam7OBQ5U6</a></p><p>— Lane Johnson (@LaneJohnson65) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/LaneJohnson65/status/1271808539212877824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Although Harper’s comments were made as a joke, this has not prevented fans from toying with the prospect of his NFL potential. After all, the Phillies’ star has long established himself as one of the MLB’s premier five-tool players, so there is no question that he is already an elite athlete. His reported 6-foot-3, 220-pound frame also makes him a good fit to play most skill positions on the field.</p><p>Harper already relinquished his childhood fandom for NFC East rival Dallas Cowboys in favor of his hometown Eagles. Of course, the question remains on which position he would have the best chance of thriving at. Although Johnson indicated that he would line up at fullback or outside linebacker, perhaps he could help fill some of the team’s notable voids in the receiving corps and secondary.</p><p>As far-fetched as the idea of Bryce Harper to the NFL may seem, there is no denying that he may have to keep his options open as the MLB continues to truncate the season after the recent turn of events.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bryce Harper jokes he’ll play football for Eagles if MLB doesn’t return

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Trying to write the right things and trying to get my mind and heart wrapped around this. I grew up on the East Side of Las Vegas around many different cultures knowing one thing —  My parents taught me to love everyone equally, regardless of the color of their skin, where they came from, young or old. Our Heavenly Father made us this way, as unique individuals, so we would all come together and do everything we could to get back to him one day. To love one another, to build each other up, to root for one another, and to be ONE with each other. I will never know what it is like to be an African American man, woman, or child. The one thing I do know is I will always stand with them and for them. I will always be there when they need me. I will always have their backs, knowing they have always had mine. I will love my brothers and sisters and will teach my son to love all as well. To the Floyd family, and to all the other families that have experienced trauma, loss of life, inequality, racism, and hatred – I am so sorry for that. This world that we live in should have no room for it. We as Americans have to come together and stop this in all walks of life. I will listen, speak up, love, stand, and act for what I believe is right. I will never stop!! I love you all my brothers and sisters! We are ONE!✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿</a></p><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/bryceharper3/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;"> Bryce Harper</a> (@bryceharper3) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2020-06-02T03:43:36+00:00">Jun 1, 2020 at 8:43pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>The MLB star also accompanied his photo with a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CA6wUKcDfD5/" rel="noopener noreferrer">beautiful message</a> about the fight against racism. One of the most striking lines in his statement read how he does not presume to feel the pain of those that are oppressed because of the color of their skin, but that regardless of this, he offers them his full support in whatever way he can:</p><blockquote>“I will never know what it is like to be an African American man, woman, or child. The one thing I do know is I will always stand with them and for them,” Bryce Harper wrote.</blockquote><p>Harper then sent out a strong message about the need for everyone to get involved. According to six-time MLB All-Star, no one should be spared of having to speak out and stand up for social justice. He also holds himself accountable in this fight.</p><blockquote>“We as Americans have to come together and stop this in all walks of life. I will listen, speak up, love, stand, and act for what I believe is right. I will never stop!!”</blockquote><p>Harper has sent out an inspiring message here. 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