Writer: Brandon Apter
Mickey Moniak, the No. 1 overall pick from this year's draft, is hitting .289 in the Gulf Coast League (Photo: Baseball Betsy) By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor The 2016 Major League Baseball draft was an important one for the Philadelphia Phillies, who selected high school outfielder Mickey Moniak with the first overall pick. Six of their […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Final: White Sox 9, Phillies 1 ❖ Attendance: 18,843 Chicago, IL - In their first visit to the South Side of Chicago since 2004, the Philadelphia Phillies had a night they'd like to forget, falling to a potent White Sox offense, 9-1. The Phillies bats […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Philadelphia Phillies suspended right-hander Alec Asher made his first rehab assignment on Tuesday with the GCL Phillies, per CSNPhilly.com. Asher received and 80-game suspension back in June after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. Alec Asher's line today 1 IP 1 H 1 R 0 […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Chicago, IL - Following a homestand that saw them go 5-4 against the Rockies, Dodgers and Cardinals, the Philadelphia Phillies hit the road for a short five-game trip beginning in Chicago for a brief two-game series against the White Sox. The Phillies and […]
By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor The Philadelphia Phillies made a handful of deals at the trade deadline in 2015. The big one was the Cole Hamels trade that sent the now former Phillies ace to Texas in exchange for a variety of prospects. One deal that hasn't really gotten a ton of attention involved Ben […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Summer League has come and gone. The Olympics have now done the same. Up next for basketball fans in Philadelphia is training camp and 76ers preseason beginning on October 4 against the Celtics at the University of Massachusetts. This upcoming season has a […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor You see signs all over most ballparks. "Be aware of flying bats and balls that may come into the stands". While most fans go to games in hopes of retrieving a foul ball, some situations become dangerous for spectators when line drives come […]
Bright House Field, home of the Clearwater Threshers and Phillies Spring Training (Brandon Apter/Philliedelphia) By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor This past week, we've covered four of the six Philadelphia Phillies minor league teams. Up next is their Advanced 'A' affiliate in Florida, the Clearwater Threshers. The team started off the season with some […]
Embed from Getty Images It's been a long two year wait, but Philadelphia 76ers 2014 first round draft pick Joel Embiid may finally be suiting up for the team once the preseason begins in October. Sixers head coach Brett Brown spoke with ESPN's Zach Lowe on his podcast on Friday and the main topic discussed was Embiid […]
Emmanuel Burriss hit .121 with the Phillies before being demoted in June (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor The Philadelphia Phillies did some roster shuffling before their game on Friday night against the St. Louis Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park. The team sent Taylor Featherston to Triple-A and recalled Emmanuel Burriss. Meanwhile, rookie right-hander Zach Eflin had surgery on […]
