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• Phillies will face red-hot Mets in NLDS

  04-10-2024 04:08 via philliesnation.com
  
  Pete Alonso hit a crucial home run.(Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)
  The Philadelphia Phillies now know who their opponent will be in the NLDS.
  Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor and the New York Mets will face the Phillies in the best-of-five NLDS. The Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 in the win-or-go-home Game 3 of the NLWCS Thursday.
  The Mets trailed 2-0 entering the top of the ninth inning, and seemed finished considering Milwaukee closer Devin Williams is one of the game’s m
  
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• Mick Abel optioned to Triple-A, four reassigned to minor-league camp

  11-03-2025 22:45 via philliesnation.com
  
  Mick Abel was optioned to Triple-A after his start on Tuesday. (Madeline Ressler/Phillies Nation)
  The Phillies optioned Mick Abel to Triple-A after their win over the Red Sox on Tuesday, his spring training debut and lone appearance of camp.Abel allowed three earned runs (four overall) on four hits with a walk and a strikeout in 1 2/3 innings against Boston. He worked a clean first, walking one and retiring Jarren Duran, Alex Bregman and Connor Wong, but ran into trouble in the second with four
  
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• Pitching injuries across baseball spark interesting conversation about Taijuan Walker

  11-03-2025 14:11 via philliesnation.com
  
  Taijaun Walker’s future with the Phillies remains uncertain. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  They happen quick. In the blink of an eye, a pitcher reports discomfort. Then, he’s on the shelf.Pitching injuries across baseball are rampant once again this spring. The list is long.Some of the more notable pitchers dealing with longer-term injuries include Gerrit Cole, Luis Gil, Grayson Rodriguez, George Kirby, Sean Manaea and Frankie Montas. Cole will miss all of 2025 due to Tommy John
  
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• Phillies Injury Updates: Matt Strahm dealing with shoulder soreness

  10-03-2025 16:00 via philliesnation.com
  
  Phillies reliever Matt Strahm is dealing with shoulder soreness. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  The Latest Phillies Injury Updates
  Matt Strahm (left shoulder impingement)
  Status: Day-to-dayMatt Strahm has not pitched in a Grapefruit League game since March 5. He is dealing with some inflammation in his left shoulder. An MRI revealed no structural damage, per MLB.com‘s Todd Zolecki. He will be shut down from throwing until at least Thursday. His status for Opening Day is unclear.Strahm
  
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• Cristopher Sánchez’s spring is off to a blazing start. Will he be the Phillies’ No. 2?

  08-03-2025 15:20 via philliesnation.com
  
  Is Cristopher Sánchez the Phillies’ No. 2 starter? (Madeline Ressler/Phillies Nation)
  You never want to blow spring training performances too far out of proportion, but when they look this good, it’s tempting. Cristopher Sánchez threw three innings against the Pirates on Friday, and they were tantalizing. He struck out four while conceding two hits (each of them under 83 mph off the bat) and one run, which scored after Sánchez gave way to Tyler Phillips.Sá
  
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• Rob Thomson sees ‘superstar’ potential in Brandon Marsh, wants him to play everyday

  07-03-2025 14:47 via philliesnation.com
  
  Brandon Marsh could face a lot of lefty starters early in the season. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Rob Thomson sees “superstar” potential in Brandon Marsh. Superstars are not platoon players, so the Phillies plan on finally giving Marsh a real chance to be an everyday player.
  The Phillies manager liked what he saw from the outfielder against left-handed pitching at the end of last season. From August until the end of the year, Marsh went 7-for-31 against southpaws. Marsh had on
  
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• Phillies Nation is looking for a social media producer

  07-03-2025 00:49 via philliesnation.com
  
  Phillies Nation is hiring a part-time social media producer for the 2025 season. Apply using the formbelow if you are interested by March 16. Prospective candidates will be contacted in late March for a virtual interview.
  Requirements
  Video production and Graphic Design experience with access to softwareSocial media experience – creating professional, engaging, multimedia content on a variety of platformsAccess to a smartphone or digital camera.Availability of at least 10 hours per we
  
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• Phillies release roster for Spring Breakout game

  06-03-2025 18:56 via philliesnation.com
  
  Justin Crawford is scheduled to play in the Spring Breakout game. (Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire)
  Aidan Miller and Justin Crawford headline the Phillies’ roster of top prospects for the 2025 Spring Breakout game.
  The event was established by MLB in 2024 for clubs to showcase their top prospects from various levels of the minor leagues. All 30 clubs will compete in at least one exhibition game from March 13-16.
  This year, the Phillies’ top prospects will take on the top prospects from
  
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• Bryce Harper reportedly told the Phillies that he would be willing to move back to outfield to accommodate potential free agent signing

  05-03-2025 17:50 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper is entering his seventh season with the Phillies. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Though the Phillies never seriously considered it, Bryce Harper said he was willing to move back to the outfield during the offseason to accommodate a potential free agent first baseman.
  In a wide-ranging interview with The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, Harper spoke about his 14-year big league career, the Juan Soto deal and his love for Philadelphia.The most interesting nugget from Rosenthal&rsqu
  
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• Ranger Suárez: ‘All I think about’ is staying with Phillies

  05-03-2025 15:22 via philliesnation.com
  
  Ranger Suárez is slated to hit free agency this coming offseason. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  The Phillies have three key players slated for free agency this coming offseason and three decisions to make regarding whether to try and keep them from getting there. Between Kyle Schwarber, J.T. Realmuto and Ranger Suárez, it’s not hard to imagine that the least likely to get an extension, as of now, is Suárez.
  It’s also not hard to imagine his free-agent contra
  
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• Aidan Miller, Justin Crawford reassigned to minor-league camp

  04-03-2025 21:18 via philliesnation.com
  
  Justin Crawford had a solid showing at big-league camp. (Ty Daubert, Phillies Nation)
  Top prospects Aidan Miller and Justin Crawford will make their way back to minor-league camp after a taste of big-league spring training with the Phillies.The two recent first-round picks were reassigned along with three other non-roster invitees, the team announced prior to its Grapefruit League game against the Yankees on Tuesday. In addition to Miller and Crawford, infielder Carson Taylor, catcher Caleb Ric
  
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• Kody, Roger Clemens exchange lineup cards before Phillies spring training game

  04-03-2025 20:13 via philliesnation.com
  
  Kody Clemens exchanged lineup cards with his father, Roger Clemens, on Tuesday. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Kody Clemens had a unique father-son moment at BayCare Ballpark on Tuesday.The Phillies infielder exchanged lineup cards with his father, former superstar pitcher Roger Clemens, before the club’s Grapefruit League game against the Yankees. The elder Clemens is in New York’s camp as a guest instructor for his former team.
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• Phillies to be featured on Apple TV twice through June

  04-03-2025 15:38 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper is entering his (Don Otto/Phillies Nation)
  Apple TV on Monday released its schedule of Friday night broadcasts through the end of June. Phillies fans will have to pay the $9.99 per month subscription fee in April and June in order to catch the two marquee games the company has exclusive broadcasting rights for.
  The first game is on April 4 at home vs. Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The next Phillies Apple TV broadcast doesn’t come until June 20, when Juan Soto and
  
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• Former Phillies reliever Héctor Neris signs with Braves

  04-03-2025 00:02 via philliesnation.com
  
  Héctor Neris signed with the Braves. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)
  Former Phillies reliever Héctor Neris is back in the National League East as he officially signed with the Atlanta Braves on Monday, according to the club’s transaction log. The 35-year-old joined the Braves on a minor-league deal with an invitation to major-league spring training.
  https://twitter.com/JustinCToscano/status/1896552824311619641
  Neris, a right-hander with a heavy fastball-splitter combination,
  
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• MLB reportedly considering bid to reinstate Pete Rose

  03-03-2025 15:27 via philliesnation.com
  
  Pete Rose is baseball’s all-time hits leader.
  (Mandatory Credit:VJ Lovero/SI/Icon SMI)
  Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is considering a petition that would posthumously remove the all-time hits leader Pete Rose from baseball’s ineligible list, according to a report from ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr over the weekend.The petition was filed back on Jan. 8, a few weeks after a Dec. 17 meeting between Rose’s oldest daughter Fawn, his former lawyer Jeffrey Lenkov, Ma
  
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• Jesús Luzardo impresses in first spring training outing

  28-02-2025 22:09 via philliesnation.com
  
  BayCare Ballpark has been the spring training home of the Phillies since 2004. (Cheryl Pursell)
  Consider this a great sign for the Phillies: Jesús Luzardo was as good as advertised in his spring training debut on Friday.
  Facing the Boston Red Sox at home in Clearwater, Luzardo worked a pair of 1-2-3 innings, retiring all six batters he faced. His fastball touched 98 mph. He also recorded both strikeouts on his changeup.
  “I think the changeup is the equalizer, always,” Luzardo
  
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• Roundtable: Which new Phillie will have the biggest impact in 2025?

  28-02-2025 16:46 via philliesnation.com
  
  Jesús Luzardo was acquired via trade from the Miami Marlins in the offseason. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)
  Jordan Romano, Jesús Luzardo, Max Kepler or Joe Ross: Which new Phillies offseason acquisition will have the biggest impact in 2025?Phillies Nation readers can weigh in down below. Here are our own thoughts:Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Ty Daubert — Editorial Director — Jes&uac
  
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• Kyle Schwarber to play first base for Phillies in Clearwater

  27-02-2025 18:44 via philliesnation.com
  
  Kyle Schwarber will play first base on Thursday. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber, the team’s leadoff batter for the past three seasons, has made it known that he’ll hit anywhere in the lineup in 2025. It looks like that mindset applies to defense as well.Schwarber spent his first two seasons in Philadelphia as the club’s primary left fielder, then played only five games in the field last year as he transitioned into a full-time designated hitt
  
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• J.T. Realmuto aces first 2 ABS challenges

  27-02-2025 15:45 via philliesnation.com
  
  J.T. Realmuto won two ABS challenges, his first two of the spring, on Wednesday. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire)
  One of the more interesting storylines to follow the rest of the spring, and then again next season, assuming implementation, is which Phillies will have Rob Thomson’s blessing to contest balls and strikes via the ABS challenge system. Maybe it’s all situation-dependent — or maybe, say, Kyle Schwarber has a privilege that, say, Trea Turner doesn’t.That w
  
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• Bryce Harper exits after scary hit by pitch, but appears OK

  26-02-2025 22:12 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper exited Wednesday’s Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
  Consider disaster likely averted for Bryce Harper.The Phillies’ first baseman was hit by an errant Richard Lovelady sinker in the sixth inning of Wednesday’s Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays in Dunedin. It was only 92 mph, but there was no getting out of the way of this one:
  Bryce Harper left the game in the 6th inning after being hit by a pitch by Richard Lov
  
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• Phillies Injury Updates: Johan Rojas limited to DH reps due to minor shoulder injury

  26-02-2025 18:32 via philliesnation.com
  
  Johan Rojas has been limited to only DH appearances due to a shoulder injury. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  The Latest Phillies Injury Updates
  Johan Rojas (right shoulder discomfort)
  Status: Not throwing, expected to be 100% for Opening Day.Johan Rojas has so far appeared in two spring training games as a designated hitter. That is because he suffered a shoulder injury sliding into second base while playing in the Dominican Winter League playoffs. This doesn’t seem to be a concern for
  
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• Phillies Nation Top 15 Phillies Prospects: Spring 2025

  26-02-2025 15:58 via philliesnation.com
  
  The Phillies top prospects include Aidan Miller, Justin Crawford and Andrew Painter. (Graphic by Phillies Nation’s Grace Del Pizzo. Photos by Cheryl Pursell and Cliff Welch of Icon Sportswire)
  The Phillies are returning a veteran roster in 2025 that’ll look awfully similar to the club it fielded the season prior, likely leaving room for only one top prospect to play a significant role this year. Some additional young players could factor in on the margins, while the rest of the pros
  
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• Fan Poll: Which acquisition will have the best season?

  26-02-2025 00:58 via philliesnation.com
  
  Former Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano signed a one-year deal with the Phillies. (Photo by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire)
  There was a theme to the Phillies offseason. The four big leaguers acquired, Jordan Romano, Max Kepler, Jesús Luzardo and Joe Ross, all spent time on the injured list in 2024. The three free agents, Romano, Kepler and Ross, are all on one-year deals. Luzardo, who was acquired via trade with the Miami Marlins, has two years of club control.The Phillies essentially chose
  
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• Prospect Gabriel Rincones Jr. flashes power potential in spring chance for Phillies

  25-02-2025 00:18 via philliesnation.com
  
  Gabriel Rincones Jr. (Cheryl Pursell)
  Phillies prospect Gabriel Rincones Jr. made the most of an early opportunity in Clearwater, Fla., on Sunday afternoon, hitting a towering home run late in a spring training game for Philadelphia.Rincones, playing his second game in his first time at big-league camp, put on a convincing power display in Philadelphia’s 6-3 loss to Baltimore. The left-handed hitter turned on a 96-mph fastball from Orioles right-hander Dylan Coleman and launched it 391 fe
  
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• Majority of Phillies’ projected rotation slated for spring debuts this week

  24-02-2025 21:40 via philliesnation.com
  
  Zack Wheeler is scheduled to start Thursday against the Yankees. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
  The bad news: Paul Skenes vs. the Phillies, which would’ve been a fun matchup regardless of the calendar, got axed on Monday. The good news: The Phillies will have some “guys” of their own toe the rubber this week.Cristopher Sánchez’s spring 2025 debut, which was supposed to come opposite Skenes, will come Tuesday instead, with Zack Wheeler and Jesús Luzardo shortly
  
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• Phillies’ spring training matchup against Skenes, Pirates canceled

  24-02-2025 17:44 via philliesnation.com
  
  The on-deck circle at BayCare Ballpark. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  The Phillies will still have to wait to see pitching phenom Paul Skenes, as their spring training matchup against the Pirates on Monday afternoon at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Fla., was canceled due to inclement weather, the club announced.Left-hander Cristopher Sánchez, an All-Star in 2024, was scheduled to face off with the electric young right-hander Skenes. Last year’s National League Rookie of the Y
  
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• Weston Wilson to miss significant time with oblique injury

  23-02-2025 14:47 via philliesnation.com
  
  Weston Wilson will start the season on the injured list with an oblique strain. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  The first big injury of Phillies camp will shake up the battle for the final bench spot.
  Weston Wilson will miss about six weeks with a moderate oblique strain, manager Rob Thomson told reporters on Saturday in Lakeland. Thomson said on Friday that Wilson “felt a grab” while hitting in the batting cages.Wilson was a strong candidate to win the final bench spot for the Ph
  
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• Former prospect to play game for Phillies in spring training as part of documentary, per report

  22-02-2025 15:51 via philliesnation.com
  
  BayCare Ballpark is the spring home of the Phillies. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  A former Phillies prospect and minor-league journeyman will get his shot with the big-league club this spring, according to a recent report.Kelly Dugan, a second-round pick in 2009 who played seven years in Philadelphia’s organization and has spent the past six years bouncing around independent leagues, will rejoin the team on a days-long minor-league contract, as noted in a feature story by Matt Breen
  
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• Camp Notes: Taijuan Walker’s big day, Weston Wilson’s injury

  21-02-2025 20:41 via philliesnation.com
  
  Taijuan Walker threw live batting practice on Friday in Clearwater. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  CLEARWATER, Fla. — Rob Thomson opened up his session with reporters with quite a line.
  “I’m so proud of him.”He was referring to Taijuan Walker, who threw live batting practice for the first time this spring. He faced Bryson Stott, J.T. Realmuto and Max Kepler and recorded five consecutive strikeouts.
  He did not record more than two consecutive strikeouts in a game last
  
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• Baseball America staff on Andrew Painter: ‘There are very few pitchers who could be this good’

  21-02-2025 15:36 via philliesnation.com
  
  Andrew Painter is one of baseball’s best prospects. (Cheryl Pursell)
  If you aren’t a seasoned scout or veteran prospect analyst, it may be hard to truly fathom how good of a prospect Andrew Painter is.Sure, you can watch clips of him mowing down lineups from 2022. You can research his stats from that year and notice his 1.56 ERA across 103 2/3 minor-league innings. But you still may not realize why the noise that surrounds Painter is so loud.Step in J.J. Cooper, Editor-in-Chief, and
  
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