NEW YORK -- Alan Rangel has done plenty of waiting. He waited more than a decade into his professional career to make his MLB debut. He's waited out a rain delay in five of his eight career big league appearances. He's waited behind an opener in each of his first

NEW YORK -- It takes a lot to make Zack Wheeler smile on the mound. But teammate Derek Hill making a jaw-dropping catch to rob Juan Soto of a home run is enough to do the trick.

NEW YORK -- Set to face the Mets for a second straight outing, Zack Wheeler mentioned earlier in the week that he may need to make some adjustments this time around. Little did anyone know that meant suddenly adding a dynamic pick-off move to his arsenal.

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PHILADELPHIA – The Phillies still had not announced a starter for Monday’s series opener against the Nationals as of late Sunday night – but the picture was becoming clearer. The club made a pair of roster moves following Sunday night’s 6-2 win over the Mets, designating right-hander Bryse Wilson for

PHILADELPHIA -- It had been 30 years since it took the Phillies and Mets this long into a season to meet for the first time. So what better way to celebrate the occasion than for Bryce Harper to unleash, perhaps, a new secret weapon against the longtime rival?

PHILADELPHIA -- Zack Wheeler had just issued his third walk of the inning and thrown his 101st pitch of the night. With the bases loaded and only one out in the sixth inning, interim manager Don Mattingly emerged from the dugout and strolled to the mound. But after a talk

PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas underwent season-ending surgery to repair a tear in his right UCL on Friday. The procedure came a little more than a week after the club first announced that Rojas would require the surgery after feeling elbow discomfort while ramping up to return from his

PHILADELPHIA -- Bryce Harper had only one thing on his mind: Get to third base. Needing a triple to complete his first career cycle, Harper busted it out of the batter’s box after lining a ball to the left-center-field gap in the fifth inning of Saturday’s 15-3 rout of the

PHILADELPHIA -- What's the best way to one-up hitting a 456-foot home run? Hit a 457-foot home run in the same inning.

PHILADELPHIA -- When Zack Wheeler underwent his season-ending thoracic outlet decompression surgery last September, the Phillies insisted they fully expected the perennial Cy Young contender to be his usual self in 2026. "We figure that he'll come back ... and be the Zack Wheeler of old," president of baseball operations

PHILADELPHIA -- Cristopher Sánchez is off to one of the best starts in Major League history. Yes, even with his rare misstep last time out, the Phillies left-hander -- who faces the Mets on Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park -- is putting up numbers rarely seen before at this

PHILADELPHIA -- It's been a painful week for Trea Turner. The Phillies shortstop exited Thursday night's 6-4 loss against the Mets in the third inning after being hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom of the first. Turner was diagnosed with a right calf contusion, though his status

PHILADELPHIA -- José Alvarado stood on the mound ready to throw a crucial 2-2 pitch in the seventh inning on Thursday night -- but there was one problem. He didn't have a ball. Moments earlier, the Phillies left-hander thought he had escaped a seventh-inning jam by striking out Mets second

PHILADELPHIA -- Andrew Painter's first stint in the Majors didn't go as planned. So with more questions than answers at this point, the Phillies decided it was time for the former top prospect to take a step back. They optioned him to Triple-A Lehigh Valley shortly after his latest setback

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PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies have stuck by Andrew Painter through a mostly tumultuous rookie season -- but nobody's rotation spot is a permanent guarantee. "It’s not like you just get endless chances, right?” interim manager Don Mattingly said earlier this month. “You have to perform."

PHILADELPHIA -- Trea Turner was not only back in the Phillies' lineup for Wednesday afternoon’s 12-4 loss against the Marlins, but he was back in the leadoff spot. Turner was out of the lineup on Tuesday after being hit by a pitch on his right wrist on Monday night. He

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies' bullpen took a surprise hit on Tuesday night when right-hander Brad Keller was placed on the injured list prior to the club's 8-2 win over the Marlins. Keller landed on the 15-day IL (retroactive to Sunday) due to right forearm tendinitis. Fellow righty Max Lazar was

PHILADELPHIA -- Kyle Schwarber’s first start at first base since joining the Phillies went as smooth as it could have -- well, until the final out anyway.

PHILADELPHIA -- Gabriel Rincones Jr. had pictured this exact moment countless times. So when the Phillies' No. 6 prospect launched his first career home run in Monday night's 7-0 win over the Marlins, it didn't necessarily feel like a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It somehow felt familiar.

PHILADELPHIA -- It was obvious early on that Zack Wheeler didn't have his best command on Monday night against the Marlins -- but you never would have guessed it by his final numbers. Wheeler racked up a season-high nine strikeouts over six scoreless innings while allowing only two hits in

PHILADELPHIA -- Interim manager Don Mattingly has fielded a handful of questions in recent days about potentially giving Trea Turner a break. Before Monday's game, however, Mattingly emphatically stuck by his struggling shortstop. But while Turner started Monday's series opener against the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park -- he did

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MILWAUKEE -- The National League Cy Young Award was never going to be won -- or lost -- in one mid-June series. Still, Cristopher Sánchez's case took a bit of a hit over just a 48-hour stretch this weekend at American Family Field.