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SAN FRANCISCO -- Nobody is trying to overreact here. It’s only 12 games, but the Phillies know 12 games still mean something. They still count. They matter. They also know people are frustrated by their 6-6 start, which included Wednesday’s 5-0 loss to the Giants at Oracle Park.

SAN FRANCISCO – Zack Wheeler made his third rehab start on Wednesday night in Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He will make at least one more.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Cristopher Sánchez didn’t help himself on Tuesday night, but he deserved better anyway. He wasn’t his Cy Young-caliber self in the Phillies’ 6-0 loss to the Giants at Oracle Park. He allowed 11 hits in five-plus innings, the second-most hits he had allowed in his career. He

SAN FRANCISCO -- Phillies catcher. J.T. Realmuto is one of the toughest players in baseball, but he left Tuesday night’s 6-0 loss to the Giants at Oracle Park shortly after Rafael Devers fouled a ball off the top of Realmuto’s right foot in the first inning. The Phillies said that

SAN FRANCISCO – The last time Bryce Harper played at Oracle Park, he told everybody that he’s still “one of the best in baseball.” He looked like that guy again on Monday. He went 3-for-4 with two doubles, three RBIs and a walk in the Phillies’ 6-4 comeback victory over

PHILADELPHIA -- Cristopher Sánchez pitched so well on Opening Day that the Rangers called him a “bonafide superstar.” But even superstars aren’t perfect every day. Sánchez didn’t have his best stuff in Wednesday afternoon’s 6-5 comeback win in 10 innings over the Nationals at Citizens Bank Park, grinding through 5

PHILADELPHIA -- Justin Crawford flung his helmet into the air. He had just laced a walk-off single to right field in the 10th inning of Wednesday’s 6-5 victory over the Nationals at Citizens Bank Park, capping a remarkable week that he never could have imagined. But he ran with it,

PHILADELPHIA -- Andrew Painter stepped out of the Phillies’ dugout shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday. He was less than an hour from his highly anticipated MLB debut. The fans that noticed him at Citizens Bank Park applauded as he walked to the bullpen to begin the final preparations for

PHILADELPHIA – Andrew Painter Day is here.

PHILADELPHIA -- No pressure on Andrew Painter, but the Phillies need somebody to step up on Tuesday. Manager Rob Thomson said before Monday night’s 13-2 loss to the Nationals at Citizens Bank Park that he would be thrilled to get six innings from Painter in his highly anticipated MLB debut

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PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies know how it looked this weekend at Citizens Bank Park. They certainly know how it sounded. They heard boos during a pair of losses to the Rangers, including Sunday’s 8-3 loss in the series finale. Fans expressed their frustration about the offense and the sloppy play

PHILADELPHIA -- It’s new, but Kyle Schwarber knew enough to take his shot in the 10th inning. The Phillies had rallied from a three-run deficit with two outs in the ninth inning in Saturday’s 5-4 loss to the Rangers in 10 innings at Citizens Bank Park. They allowed two runs

PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies manager Rob Thomson got choked up on Sunday when he talked about Garrett Stubbs' future with the franchise. The team had announced that Stubbs would not make the Opening Day roster, and that it would try to trade him in the coming days. If Philadelphia could not

The Phillies haven’t had a pitching prospect like Andrew Painter since Cole Hamels more than 20 years ago. Hamels couldn't have been more hyped. Then, he won 2008 World Series and NLCS MVP honors, made four All-Star teams, finished top eight in NL Cy Young voting four times and threw

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies opened their latest season of World Series championship expectations on Thursday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park with one of their aces on the mound and a familiar lineup that ranked as one of baseball’s best last year, despite its postseason shortcomings. It all showed up on

PHILADELPHIA -- Justin Crawford waited 22 years and 72 days for this moment. It took seconds to make the most of it.

PHILADELPHIA -- Three days after Adolis García signed a one-year, $10 million contract with the Phillies in mid-December, he checked the 2026 schedule. Oh, that’s funny. The Phils were playing the Rangers on Opening Day. García played for the Rangers from 2020-25, helping them win the 2023 World Series. In

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PHILADELPHIA -- Believe it or not, there are plenty of new faces on the Phillies’ 2026 Opening Day roster. In fact, there are 11 players who weren’t on the 2025 season-opening roster, including six new relievers, one starter, two outfielders and two bench bats.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Zack Wheeler's spring with the Phillies couldn’t have gone any better.

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CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Phillies right-hander Daniel Robert is out of the hospital and feeling OK following a cardiac event on Sunday morning at BayCare Ballpark. Robert, 31, collapsed on the pitcher’s mound next to the half-field following his first bullpen session since October, when he suffered a cardiac event during

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Cristopher Sánchez is one of baseball’s best pitchers, and the Phillies believe he will be one of the best for years to come. They will pay him like it, too. The Phillies announced on Sunday morning that they have signed Sánchez to a new six-year contract that