PHILADELPHIA -- The best trade in Phillies history is easy: Steve Carlton from the Cardinals for Rick Wise. There is no argument there. None. But what about the other top trades in franchise history? That gets a little complicated. Does Roy Halladay slot ahead of Curt Schilling and Jim Bunning?

PHILADELPHIA -- The best teams do not always win the World Series. Case in point: the Phillies. Here is a look back at the five best regular seasons in franchise history: 1. 2011 The Phillies won a franchise-record 102 games behind arguably the greatest rotation in baseball history. The greatest?

PHILADELPHIA -- Given all the pomp and circumstance surrounding it, Opening Day is always one of the best days on the baseball calendar. Here are five of the most memorable moments in Phillies’ Opening Day history: 1. April 5, 2010: Halladay’s debut In perhaps the most highly anticipated Opening Day

PHILADELPHIA -- We've already ranked the greatest single-game hitting performances, so now it's time to rank the five best single-game pitching performances in Phillies history. Tell us where we went wrong. 1. Roy Halladay (Oct. 6, 2010) Halladay’s no-hitter in Game 1 of the 2010 National League Division Series is

PHILADELPHIA -- Citizens Bank Park has been a tremendous home-field advantage for the Phillies since it opened in 2004. Here is a look back at 10 of the greatest moments in the ballpark’s history: 1. Game 5 of 2008 World Series “The 0-2 pitch. Swing and a miss! Struck him

PHILADELPHIA -- I get plenty of feedback on these top five lists. Namely, how could you leave this player/pitcher/moment/game off it? Are you an idiot or something? The debate is what makes these lists fun. Here is our latest top five: greatest debut seasons in Phillies history. It includes any

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies’ two most successful eras in franchise history started because they drafted and developed well. From 1976-83, the Phils won one World Series, two National League pennants and five NL East titles. They won 101 games in both ‘76 and ‘77. From 2007-11, Philadelphia won one World

PHILADELPHIA -- What makes the greatest single-game performance by a player in Phillies history? It is a mix of the objective (lots of hits, preferably home runs) and the subjective (a big day by a lesser-known player does not outweigh a big day by a Hall of Famer or All-Star).

If you peruse Baseball Reference long enough, you might stumble onto the Phillies’ franchise page. The Phillies played their inaugural season in the National League in 1883, but according to the site they were known as the Quakers through '89. It is interesting then that the Phillies are sometimes called

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PHILADELPHIA -- President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said last month that he plans to keep the Phillies’ greatest strength -- their starting rotation -- intact, while he works this offseason to upgrade other parts of the roster. Cristopher Sánchez is one of the key cogs in the rotation’s success.

PHILADELPHIA -- After the Red Sox dismissed Peter Fatse in April, he joined the Rays as a hitting consultant. For months, he worked closely with the American League’s best team. This postseason, he watched the Brewers put on a hitting clinic against San Diego, Los Angeles and Tampa Bay, clinching

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PHILADELPHIA -- Dave Dombrowski talked last week about how the Phillies hope to improve a roster that is top heavy with high-priced talents like Bryce Harper, Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber, Zack Wheeler, Cristopher Sánchez, Jesús Luzardo and Aaron Nola. Their salaries (and, for most, their full no-trade rights) figure to

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PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies are making changes to the 2027 coaching staff, following Wednesday’s announcement that Don Mattingly is back as manager. Hitting coach Kevin Long and infield coach Bobby Dickerson will not return, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said on Thursday. Long and Dickerson have worked together on

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies' bullpen needs to build a better bridge from the starting rotation to closer Jhoan Duran before Opening Day 2027. They are bringing back one of their most reliable bullpen arms from this past season. Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced on Thursday that they

PHILADELPHIA – Two days after the Phillies’ season ended on Oct. 1, Dave Dombrowski and Don Mattingly met in Dombrowski’s office at Citizens Bank Park to discuss the season and the future. They talked for two hours. Mattingly replaced Rob Thomson as the interim manager on April 28. He guided

PHILADELPHIA -- Dave Dombrowski said he isn’t happy with the way the Phillies played or how the season ended in 2026. “We’re expecting and we want to win a World Series,” he said Thursday morning at Citizens Bank Park. But the Phillies went backward in ’26. They started 9-19, costing

PHILADELPHIA -- For now, Trea Turner is the Phillies’ shortstop. How long he plays there is up to him. Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski spoke on Thursday morning at Citizens Bank Park for the first time since the team’s loss to Atlanta in Game 3 of the NL

PHILADELPHIA -- Don Mattingly will be back next season as Phillies manager. The club announced Wednesday morning that Mattingly, who became the team’s interim manager on April 28, signed a two-year contract that runs through the 2028 season. Sources had pointed toward Mattingly’s return since early last week, when former

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PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies and Dodgers are the only two teams in baseball to have made the postseason each of the past five years. The Phillies have been to the World Series once in that time. They lost in 2022. The Dodgers have won each of the last two World

PHILADELPHIA -- Alex Cora will not be the Phillies’ next manager. Now, signs point to Don Mattingly’s return. League sources on Wednesday morning confirmed what USA Today first reported late Tuesday night. Sometime in the past few days, Cora told the Phillies that he is not interested in managing next

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