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• Watch Phillies Nation TV Episode 18 – Ray Didinger and Glen Macnow Reflect on Careers in Philly Sports Media and Favorite Phillies Memories

  24-09-2024 00:06 via philliesnation.com
  
  On this week’s episode of Phillies Nation TV presented by Valley Forge Casino, host Sam Stafford sits down with two Philadelphia Sports Media icons: Ray Didinger and Glen Macnow. They talk about their storied careers across radio, TV and print, what they’re doing now in “retirement” and some of their top Phillies highlights from the past six decades. They also discuss the process for their popular The Ultimate Book of Sports Movies – and reveal their Top Sports Movi
  
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• Top prospect Justin Crawford eager to join Phillies after award-winning season: ‘I want to be here next year’

  26-09-2024 18:17 via philliesnation.com
  
  Justin Crawford was named a Phillies’ Paul Owens Award winner. (Ty Daubert, Phillies Nation)
  Justin Crawford got a small taste of the big leagues on Wednesday as the Phillies honored the former first-round pick as their top minor-league hitter for the 2024 season. He was brought out to Citizens Bank Park for the last regular-season home game of the year. He spoke to reporters in the first-base dugout. The experience made the young outfielder eager to make his way to Philadelphia permanent
  
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• Trea Turner reflects on experience playing with bye: ‘It’s more mental than anything’

  26-09-2024 17:30 via philliesnation.com
  
  Trea Turner played with a bye on the 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  The Phillies are embracing the unknown.For the first time since MLB’s new playoff format was implemented in 2022, the Phillies will begin the postseason in the Division Series.They officially wrapped it up with a 9-6 win over the Cubs on Wednesday night and a 2-1 Brewers loss to the Pirates in Pittsburgh. Lingering fans inside Citizens Bank Park cheered as PA announcer Dan Baker called the fin
  
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• Big night from the bats helps Phillies clinch first-round bye

  26-09-2024 02:53 via philliesnation.com
  
  Brandon Marsh had a big hit Wednesday. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Final Score: Phillies 9, Cubs 6Trea Turner, Nick Castellanos and Kody Clemens each homered, while Brandon Marsh and Bryson Stott had big hits of their own as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs Wednesday.
  The 94th win of the season for the Phillies not only earned them a series victory, but when coupled with a Milwaukee Brewers loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, secured a first-round bye in the NL playoff
  
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• Will Cristopher Sánchez’s next start come in NLDS Game 2?

  25-09-2024 22:53 via philliesnation.com
  
  Could Cristopher Sánchez start Game 2 of the NLDS? (Don Otto/Phillies Nation)
  Cristopher Sánchez has logged a career-high 177 innings in 2024, but as long as the All-Star lefty has command, manager Rob Thomson doesn’t expect to limit his innings Wednesday as the Philadelphia Phillies try to earn a series victory over the Chicago Cubs. More important than trying to defeat the Cubs for the Phillies is trying to secure one of the two byes in the National League playoffs. I
  
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• Aramark employees at CBP are on strike. How did it get to this point?

  25-09-2024 22:10 via philliesnation.com
  
  Members of Unite Here Local 274 gather outside Citizens Bank Park during a strike prior to Monday’s game against the Chicago Cubs. (Destiny Lugardo/Phillies Nation)
  As the Phillies host the annual Fan Appreciation Night on Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park, a large contingent of concession workers at the ballpark will remain on strike. Members of the workers’ union Unite Here Local 274, which represents over 4,000 Aramark concessions and retail employees, including cooks, bartend
  
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• Magic Number Tracker: Phillies bye clinching scenarios

  25-09-2024 20:00 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper celebrates the Phillies’ 2023 NLDS win over the Atlanta Braves. (Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire)
  Updated following all relevant results on Sept. 24, 2024.The Phillies are the 2024 NL East champions.
  In addition to winning the division, the Phillies would like to finish with one of the two best records among National League division winners to skip the wild card round and start the postseason with home-field advantage in the Division Series. Ideally, the Phillies would li
  
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• Preston Mattingly explains what makes Phillies’ Paul Owens Award winners stand out

  25-09-2024 19:26 via philliesnation.com
  
  Justin Crawford was named a Paul Owens Award winner. (Ty Daubert, Phillies Nation)
  The Phillies rewarded two prospects for rising to Double-A in their system, naming them the recipients of their top minor-league award for the 2024 season.Former first-round pick Justin Crawford and right-hander Eiberson Castellano were selected as the Paul Owens Award winners, the team announced Tuesday. The award is given to the top minor-league position player and pitcher in Philadelphia’s organization e
  
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• Phillies news and rumors 9/25: A look at the NL playoff race

  25-09-2024 15:00 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper and the Phillies will play postseason baseball for the third consecutive season this year. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  For the third consecutive year, the Phillies will play in the postseason. They clinched a playoff berth last Friday with a win over the Mets. They clinched their first NL East title in 13 years on Monday with a win over the Cubs. They still have something to play for.“We still have a carrot out there,” Rob Thomson said before Tuesday’s game.
  
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• Taijuan Walker struggles, potentially pitching himself out of mop-up spot on playoff roster

  25-09-2024 03:26 via philliesnation.com
  
  Taijuan Walker struggled Tuesday. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Final Score: Cubs 10, Phillies 4Taijuan Walker has worked very hard to improve his results, and has always been accountable postgame when he struggles. But far too many times this season, some sort of momentum for the Philadelphia Phillies has been completely halted by Walker taking the mound. Tuesday was the latest example of that.
  A night after the Phillies clinched their first NL East title in 13 years, Bryce Harper hit
  
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• Phillies reward closer Carlos Estévez with ‘special’ moment in NL East clincher

  25-09-2024 01:36 via philliesnation.com
  
  Carlos Estévez closed out the NL East clincher. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  On the verge of securing his team’s first National League East division championship since 2011, Phillies manager Rob Thomson summoned Carlos Estévez, the imposing closer that has continued to fill up the strike zone in the second half of the season.Philadelphia acquired the 6-foot-6-inch right-hander to take down the ninth inning in big spots for the club, giving up two valued prospects in a m
  
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• Magic Number Tracker: Phillies could clinch bye as early as Tuesday

  24-09-2024 17:00 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper celebrates the Phillies’ 2023 NLDS win over the Atlanta Braves. (Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire)
  Updated following all relevant results on Sept. 23, 2024.The Phillies are the 2024 NL East champions.
  In addition to winning the division, the Phillies would like to finish with one of the two best records among National League division winners to skip the wild card round and start the postseason with home-field advantage in the Division Series. Ideally, the Phillies would li
  
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• Best moments from the Phillies’ NL East clinching celebration

  24-09-2024 05:40 via philliesnation.com
  
  Alec Bohm and Brandon Marsh after the Phillies clinched the NL East. (Destiny Lugardo/Phillies Nation)
  For the first time since 2011, the Phillies are NL East champions.
  Here are all of the celebration videos you’ve been waiting for.
  “Bet The Over on Stubby Homer“The third annual hangover game is Tuesday. Tanner Banks will start, the club announced Monday. You can guarantee Garrett Stubbs will be catching.“Bet the over on Stubby homer.” pic.twitter.com/4rd0uspN1I&m
  
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• Aaron Nola passes Cole Hamels in CBP metric en route to division title

  24-09-2024 04:56 via philliesnation.com
  
  Aaron Nola turned in a strong start Monday. (Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire)
  It took Aaron Nola parts of 10 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, but he’s now an NL East Champion.
  Nola was dominant across the first six innings of Monday’s clinching victory over the Chicago Cubs, before running into trouble in the seventh and exiting with the bases loaded and no one out. Matt Strahm escaped the jam only allowing one more of Nola’s runners to score. The righty finished the nig
  
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• J.T. Realmuto, Aaron Nola lead Phillies to first division title since 2011

  24-09-2024 03:16 via philliesnation.com
  
  J.T. Realmuto and Aaron Nola helped the Phillies to clinch their first division title since 2011. (Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire)
  J.T. Realmuto and Kyle Schwarber homered early, while Aaron Nola was excellent on the mound as the Philadelphia Phillies easily defeated the Chicago Cubs to clinch the NL East title Monday night. It marks the first time that the Phillies have won the NL East since 2011.
  The Phillies had already punched their ticket to the postseason Friday with a win over the New Yo
  
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• Phillies Injury Updates: Latest on Austin Hays, Spencer Turnbull

  23-09-2024 23:10 via philliesnation.com
  
  Will Austin Hays return soon for the Phillies? (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  The Latest Phillies Injury UpdatesAustin Hays (kidney infection)Status: 10-day ILHays was placed on the 10-day IL (retroactive to Sept. 2) on Sept. 5 with a kidney infection. Cal Stevenson was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take his spot on the roster.Hays went 2-for-9 with a walk and three runs scored across two rehab games with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He’s at Citizens Bank Park Monday, and manager
  
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• Darick Hall crushes monster walk-off grand slam to finish Triple-A season

  23-09-2024 21:29 via philliesnation.com
  
  Darick Hall hit a walk-off grand slam Sunday for Triple-A Lehigh Valley. (Cheryl Pursell)
  Slugger Darick Hall, the all-time leader in home runs in the Lehigh Valley, added to his total in dramatic fashion as he crushed a walk-off grand slam to close out the Triple-A season.Hall capped off a six-run bottom of the ninth inning with his bomb to right field, completing a 7-4, come-from-behind victory over Worcester at Coca-Cola Park in the IronPigs’ final game of 2024. The left-handed hitter
  
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• Phillies waste great Zack Wheeler start, squander opportunities in loss to Mets

  23-09-2024 03:56 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts on Sunday. (Allan Dranberg/Icon Sportswire)
  Final Score: Mets 2, Phillies 1A day after scoring three runs on four hits, the Phillies struggled at the plate again on Sunday. Just like Saturday, they scored a run in the first inning, but couldn’t do much more. Not being able to do much more wasted a great start by Zack Wheeler.Mets’ starter Tylor Megill was able to get through four innings by using mostly fastballs. The right-hander held
  
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• Will the Phillies embrace ‘Dancing On My Own’ again?

  23-09-2024 01:50 via philliesnation.com
  
  Garrett Stubbs is the Phillies’ DJ. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  NEW YORK — The next Phillies win will be followed by a champagne celebration.
  It could happen as early as Sunday night with a Phillies win over the Mets. Another loss will delay the celebration by at least one day. The magic number to clinch the NL East is one.A staple of the Phillies’ locker room celebrations is the music. The “Phils Win” playlist curated by Garrett Stubbs and Kyle Schwarber was
  
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• Local pitcher fulfills dream as Savannah Bananas come to Philly: ‘It’s pretty surreal’

  22-09-2024 16:12 via philliesnation.com
  
  Party Animals’ Connor Higgins pitched at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday. (Ty Daubert, Phillies Nation)
  Connor Higgins sat in the stands at Citizens Bank Park as a kid and dreamed of taking that mound in front of packed house.It’s safe to say he never pictured himself wearing a Mummer’s suit as he did it.Higgins, a left-handed pitcher from Allentown, Pa., reached a lifelong goal in an unconventional fashion on Saturday night as the Savannah Bananas, a popular entertainment-base
  
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• Phillies 2024 postseason roster projection 1.0

  22-09-2024 02:48 via philliesnation.com
  
  Kody Clemens could be on the Phillies’ postseason roster. (Cheryl Pursell)
  NEW YORK — It’s safe to finally talk about the playoffs.
  Rob Thomson, before Saturday, was hesitant to answer questions about postseason roster construction until now.
  Now we have a better understanding of what the Phillies are thinking. At least for a potential National League Division Series, expect the Phillies to carry an additional bench player over another reliever.
  “I think we have more opt
  
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• Orion Kerkering struggles, gives up three runs in Phillies’ loss to Mets

  22-09-2024 00:41 via philliesnation.com
  
  Orion Kerkering struggled on Saturday. (John Adams/Icon Sportswire)
  Final Score: Mets 6, Phillies 3Two-out walks can haunt a pitcher. One nearly came back to bite Phillies right-hander José Ruiz in the bottom of the sixth on Saturday. After getting two fly outs to start the inning, Ruiz walked Mets eight-hole hitter Harrison Bader. Luisangel Acuña then hit a ground-rule double, putting two runners in scoring position in a tie game. Ruiz escaped the jam, making a nice play after ne
  
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• The Phillies’ subtle postseason clincher was a celebration of excellence

  21-09-2024 17:04 via philliesnation.com
  
  Rob Thomson is in his third season as Phillies manager. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire)
  NEW YORK — In each of the last two seasons, clinching a postseason berth called for a wild celebration.
  The first in 11 years back in 2022 broke a long drought and drove Rhys Hoskins and others to tears. Last year’s celebration followed a Johan Rojas walk-off hit and all but ensured the Phillies will start the postseason at home at Citizens Bank Park.This year’s celebration was
  
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• The Phillies’ NL East Magic Number is down to 1

  21-09-2024 05:30 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper celebrates the Phillies’ 2023 NLDS win over the Atlanta Braves. (Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire)
  Updated following all relevant results on Sept. 20, 2024.The Phillies are getting closer to winning their first National League East title since 2011.
  In addition to winning the division, the Phillies would like to finish with one of the two best records among National League division winners to skip the wild card round and start the postseason with home-field advantage in th
  
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• Phillies clinch third consecutive playoff berth

  21-09-2024 04:07 via philliesnation.com
  
  Alec Bohm went 4-for-5 with four RBIs in Friday’s postseason clincher. (Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire)
  Final Score: Phillies 12, Mets 2NEW YORK — Welcome back to another Red October.
  The Phillies have finally clinched a postseason berth with a 12-2 win over the New York Mets at Citi Field. Philadelphia will play postseason baseball for the third consecutive season. It’s only the third time in franchise history (1976-78 and 2007-11) the Phillies have advanced to the po
  
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• Phillies Injury Updates: Turnbull, Hays to play in Lehigh Valley this weekend

  21-09-2024 00:00 via philliesnation.com
  
  Austin Hays is on his way to Lehigh Valley. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  The Latest Phillies Injury UpdatesAustin Hays (kidney infection)Status: 10-day ILHays was placed on the 10-day IL (retroactive to Sept. 2) on Sept. 5 with a kidney infection. Cal Stevenson was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take his spot on the roster.Hays will begin a short minor league rehab assignment on Saturday, Sept. 21. He will DH Saturday, play left field on Sunday, recover on Monday and could be acti
  
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• Why Rob Thomson didn’t turn to his bullpen sooner in Thursday’s loss

  20-09-2024 18:26 via philliesnation.com
  
  Rob Thomson is the manager of the Phillies.(David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire)
  The Phillies’ loss to the Mets on Thursday in New York swung in the early innings.
  Taijuan Walker had conceded four runs in the opening three frames, but the Phillies had just scored again in the fourth to bring their deficit to a run. In a game that looked like it would get away from them early, Walker having allowed three home runs to that point, the Phillies were back in it.
  That changed quickly. Walker came
  
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• Another poor Taijuan Walker start emphasizes lack of options behind him

  20-09-2024 03:53 via philliesnation.com
  
  Taijuan Walker gave up four home runs in a loss to the Mets on Thursday. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Final Score: Mets 10, Phillies 6NEW YORK — The No. 5 starter spot comes up only one more time this year on Tuesday night against the Chicago Cubs. Maybe the Phillies will need more since they will likely play some meaningless games next weekend in Washington.It will probably be Taijuan Walker again starting one of those games. Many will be upset, but that’s where the Phillies,
  
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• Craig Kimbrel designated for assignment by Orioles

  19-09-2024 16:12 via philliesnation.com
  
  Craig Kimbrel was DFA’d by the Orioles on Wednesday. (Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire)
  Despite his NLCS struggles, Craig Kimbrel’s overall positive season with the Phillies last year netted him a one-year, $13 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles over the offseason.He didn’t make it through the regular season.
  The Orioles designated Kimbrel for assignment on Wednesday. Likely to clear waivers (he wouldn’t be eligible for the postseason with a new team), his seaso
  
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• How an obscure rule could have led to interesting ending to Wednesday’s game vs. Brewers

  19-09-2024 06:30 via philliesnation.com
  
  Rob Thomson kept a close eye as the Brewers celebrated their walk-off win on Thursday night. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire)
  Milwaukee — Outside the visiting clubhouse at American Family Field were multiple cases of unopened bottles of Budweiser.
  The Phillies went into Wednesday with a chance to clinch a playoff berth with a win or a pair of losses from the division rival Mets and Braves. The plan was to have a modest celebration and save the big party for the division clincher.Inst
  
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