Writer: Brandon Apter
Placido Polanco spent two stints with the Phillies (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) This upcoming weekend at Citizens Bank Park should be a good one for fans who attend, with alumni festivities sprinkled throughout the three-game series against the Rockies. Jim Thome will be inducted into the Phillies Wall of Fame on Friday, Randy Wolf will retire on Saturday and capping off […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Yes, you read the headline correctly. The Philadelphia Phillies Triple-A affiliate in Lehigh Valley have had a stellar pitching rotation for the majority of the year with Jake Thompson, Zach Eflin and Ben Lively all making multiple starts in Triple-A. One guy who is looking to […]
Phillies prospect Dylan Cozens leads the Eastern League with 103 RBIs (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor The Philadelphia Phillies Double-A affiliate in Reading, Pennsylvania has the best record in all of professional baseball at 76-38 and they also have the top two home run hitters in minor league ball, with […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Los Angeles, CA - After winning their second series in a row in San Diego over the weekend, the Philadelphia Phillies continue their road trip with a stop in Los Angeles for a three-game set against the Dodgers, where they will oppose Chase Utley for […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Dario Saric and No. 12 ranked Croatia trailed for the majority of the game against No. 2 Spain in Saturday's Olympic preliminary matchup, but they took the lead with just under a minute and a half to play in the final quarter and held on […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor The Philadelphia 76ers have two players on Olympic Men's Basketball rosters and they open up their play in Rio on Sunday evening against one another. Dario Saric and the Croatian team oppose Sergio Rodriguez and Spain at 6:00 p.m in an Olympic preliminary match. The game will […]
First overall pick Mickey Moniak is hitting .324 in 27 games with the GCL Phillies (Photo: Baseball Betsy) By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor With the first overall pick in this year's Major League Baseball draft, the Philadelphia Phillies selected outfielder Mickey Moniak out of La Costa Canyon High School in California. After being selected and […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor The Advanced 'A' Florda State League unveiled their 2016 Hall of Fame class on Thursday afternoon with Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard and former starting pitcher Roy Halladay among the group of players to be inducted. Phillies, Giants tied at 2 after 7. Meanwhile @FloridaStateLg announced 2016 […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Philadelphia Phillies starter Aaron Nola was scheduled to start against the Giants tonight at Citizens Bank Park, but instead, he's headed to disabled list with a right elbow strain. #Phillies have placed RHP Aaron Nola on the 15-day DL with a right elbow strain and […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Final: Phillies 13, Giants 8 ❖ Attendance: 23,351 Philadelphia, PA - The Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants combined to hit six homers and score 21 runs, but it was the Phils that emerged victorious by a score of 13-8 after watching a 6-0 lead […]
