By Todd Zolecki
12:06 AM EDT
PHILADELPHIA -- Weston Wilson knew. The rookie walked to home plate in the eighth inning in Thursday night’s 13-3 victory over the Nationals at Citizens Bank Park just a double shy of the 10th cycle in Phillies history. Wilson heard fans tell him that he needed a double. He heard
By MLB.com Staff
August 15, 2024
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By Sam Dykstra, Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo @SamDykstraMiLB
August 15, 2024
It’s been a big week over at MLB Pipeline. We updated the Top 100 Prospects list, the Top 30s for each organization and the Top 10s for every position. We’ve also reranked the 30 farm systems, headlined by a new organization at No. 1.
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By MLB.com
August 15, 2024
Major League Baseball announced on Thursday that 2025 Spring Training will officially begin on Thursday, Feb. 20, as the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Chicago Cubs in Glendale, Ariz., to open the Cactus League season. On Friday, Feb. 21, the New York Yankees will host the Tampa Bay Rays in
By Todd Zolecki
August 14, 2024
PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies followed what they hoped would be their lowest point of the season on Tuesday night with a team meeting Wednesday afternoon and a three-run deficit four batters into Wednesday night’s game. It could’ve gotten worse. It didn’t. Kyle Schwarber saved the day with a swing they
By Todd Zolecki
August 13, 2024
PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies have been in a funk for a couple months, but they still believe they have the talent to win a World Series. Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski made four trades before the July 30 Trade Deadline to try to improve their chances. He got
By MLB.com
August 14, 2024
Even at this late point, players still have the opportunity to change the entire narrative of their season. Our latest edition of the Starting Pitcher Power Rankings is but one example. Reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell languished on the free-agent market until settling for a short-term
By Mark Macyk
August 13, 2024
PHILADELPHIA -- Taijuan Walker tried to put it all in perspective. “It’s a long season,” Walker said. “I know we’ve been saying that, but it’s true. We’ve played really good baseball for a long time. These times are going to happen. I believe that toward the end of the year,
By Jim Callis
August 14, 2024
There's a new Top 100 Prospects list at MLB Pipeline . . . but not a new No. 1 overall prospect. Orioles middle infielder Jackson Holliday remains atop our biannual rankings. Not only is he No. 1 for the third straight list, but Baltimore has claimed the top spot for
By Patrick Brown
August 11, 2024
PHOENIX -- It was a long road trip against some of the top teams in baseball for the Phillies. After a 12-5 loss to the D-backs at Chase Field on Sunday, a return to Citizens Bank Park is just what the doctor ordered. Alec Bohm continued his hot August while
By Will Leitch @williamfleitch
August 12, 2024
The Trade Deadline is behind us. The pennant races are coming into focus. Everybody’s staring at the away scoreboard. It’s starting to get serious. It’s a perfect time to return to the Power Rankings, our first installment since the day after the Deadline. Some teams are hot -- looking at
By Patrick Brown
August 11, 2024
PHOENIX -- Philadelphia’s offense has dried up in the desert. Bryce Harper was 2-for-4 with an RBI, but that was all the offense the Phillies could muster on Saturday in an 11-1 loss to the D-backs at Chase Field. Philadelphia has dropped two straight games, recording just three runs over
By Todd Zolecki
August 10, 2024
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By Patrick Brown
August 10, 2024
PHOENIX -- Zack Wheeler said his start on Friday night was, in his words, “Not my best.” It was still plenty good. Wheeler pitched seven strong innings and Johan Rojas hit a game-tying double in the top of the eighth, but Philadelphia’s rally came up short in a 3-2 loss
Three-time All-Star catcher reaches 10 years of service time
By Patrick Brown
August 9, 2024
PHOENIX -- Now that’s how you celebrate a major milestone. J.T. Realmuto homered and doubled on the same day he marked 10 years of MLB service time, Trea Turner notched two RBIs and Kolby Allard allowed one run over five innings as the Phillies used a four-run sixth inning to
By Brent Maguire @bmags94
August 8, 2024
As Chase Utley’s illustrious career with the Phillies began, he was involved in a rookie prank that many first-time players have become accustomed to. In the latest episode of the 6-1-1 Podcast, hosted by Phillies greats Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins, Utley remembered when he was called into the manager’s
Slugger notches 7 RBIs as focus at the plate paying off in 'really, really special' season
By Todd Zolecki
August 8, 2024
LOS ANGELES -- This is the season Kyle Schwarber envisioned for himself. But it might be better. He went 4-for-4 with three home runs and seven RBIs in Wednesday night’s 9-4 victory over the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. He hit his 42nd career leadoff home run in the first inning,
By Todd Zolecki
August 7, 2024
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By Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Sam Dykstra @SamDykstraMiLB
August 7, 2024
MLB Pipeline will unveil its new Top 100 Prospects list and revamped Top 30s for every farm system next Tuesday. We won't let any specific ranks slip just yet, but we'll give you a sneak preview by identifying the prospect who has boosted his stock the most on each team's
By Todd Zolecki
August 7, 2024
LOS ANGELES -- An optimist’s optimist might say the Phillies are on a roll. They’ve won two of three, after all. After six consecutive series losses dating to mid-July, the Phillies have looked better the past few days, including in Tuesday night’s 6-2 victory over the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.