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The Philadelphia Phillies used the longball, home run robbing defense, and excellent starting pitching enroute to a 3-1 win over the Houston Astros in the opener of the 2022 World Series rematch. Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola was spectacular. The struggling ace finally put together an outing that is expected from an ace. Nola’s line […]
The Philadelphia Phillies are—hopefully—bound for a destination not visited since October 7, 2011. The MLB postseason looms for the Phillies who enter the final series of the regular season with a magic number of one. It’s simple, a Phillies win or a Brewers loss means the return of “Red October” to the City of Brotherly […]
In a rare post August 2 trade, the Philadelphia Phillies have acquired veteran reliever Vinny Nittoli from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for minor league catcher Karl Ellison. The move was first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Nittoli is likely to be activated ahead of the Phils’ series opener on Thursday in San Francisco. […]
The 2022 MLB trade deadline is fast approaching. The Philadelphia Phillies sit one-game up in the wild card and should focus on starting pitching for the stretch run.
Four Philadelphia Phillies prospects have found themselves on the prestigious Baseball America Top 100 Prospect List. Their names should be familiar to Phillies fans: Andrew Painter, Mick Abel, Logan O’Hoppe, and Griff McGarry. All four have been the talk of the minors this season and all four are worth paying attention to as the MLB trade deadline approaches.
By Michael Lipinski, Sports Talk Philly Editor Big news in South Philly! No, not the renaming of a mediocre cheesesteak joint. Bigger than that. The Phillies are getting a new PhanaVision. This is humongous big news. Like one of those rare comets that only come around so often, PhanaVision only gets replaced every 10-15 years […]
Philadelphia Phillies reliever Mark Appel, the 1st overall pick in the 2013 MLB Draft, moved from starter to reliever and it reignited his career. Appel is likely to make his Major League Baseball debut over the weekend against the San Diego Padres.
Mark Appel, the 1st overall pick in the 2013 MLB draft, has been promoted to the Big Leagues with the Philadelphia Phillies. Appel will be available out of the Phillies bullpen on Saturday against the San Diego Padres.
Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels is reportedly looking to make a comeback for the 2023 MLB season. Hamels, who won the 2008 World Series MVP Award, hasn’t thrown a pitch in the Major Leagues since September 2020.
Jersey Shore BlueClaws pitcher Griff McGarry struck out a career high 13 in the ‘Claws 5-3 win over Brooklyn. McGarry is the 8th ranked prospect in the Philadelphia Phillies system according to MLB.
