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PHILADELPHIA -- Don Mattingly made the same point four times in 90 seconds, so he must have meant it. “Now’s the time that we're going to find out what we're made of,” the Phillies' interim manager said following Wednesday’s 8-6 loss to the Marlins at loanDepot park. “There’s a struggle.

MIAMI -- Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly spent 14 seasons with the Yankees, and he experienced just about everything there as a player. So, before a teammate might have said the Yankees need help before the Trade Deadline, like Bryce Harper said about the Phillies on Tuesday night at loanDepot

MIAMI -- Tucked into the back of Bryce Harper's locker at loanDepot park is an outfielder’s glove. The Phillies’ first baseman brought it, just in case he needs it.

MIAMI -- Don Mattingly is trying to squeeze anything he can from an outfield that has been one of the franchise’s least productive in 143 years. But he can only do so much.

PHILADELPHIA -- Zack Wheeler said he’s OK. He just had a bad day.

PHILADELPHIA -- Seven games won’t change the Phillies’ desires before the Aug. 3 Trade Deadline, but they are 2-5 since the All-Star break following Friday night’s 1-0 loss to the Yankees at Citizens Bank Park.

PHILADELPHIA -- Tyler Spangler said all the right things on Friday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. He said he is thrilled to sign with the Phillies. He said he has enjoyed Philly. He said he has had a few cheesesteaks, including one from Angelo’s. But, most importantly, he said he

PHILADELPHIA -- Nobody in Philly can relate more to LeBron James’ signing with the 76ers than Phillies superstar Bryce Harper. When news broke on Feb. 28, 2019, that Harper and the Phillies had agreed to a 13-year, $330 million contract, the excitement was immediate and real. The Phillies sold 100,000

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PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies placed backup catcher Garrett Stubbs on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday with left wrist inflammation.

PHILADELPHIA -- Bryan De La Cruz didn’t miss Eric Lauer’s 91 mph fastball at the top of the zone. He crushed a game-tying solo home run to center field in the fourth inning of Wednesday night’s 9-5 loss to the Dodgers at Citizens Bank Park. It was De La Cruz’s

PHILADELPHIA -- Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy had flashbacks on Tuesday night. He wasn’t the only one. The Dodgers’ 2-1 victory over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park ended on a wild play that felt like other late-inning finishes between these two teams. Los Angeles won Game 2 of the

PHILADELPHIA – Phillies ace Zack Wheeler is pitching with an edge, and it’s working. He might as well keep going with it.

PHILADELPHIA -- How many people can truly relate to the night Trea Turner had on Monday? Perhaps only a few.

PHILADELPHIA – Cristopher Sánchez began Monday night with two sinkers and a slider to Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani swung and missed at both sinkers down and in. He whiffed badly at a slider away for strike three.

PHILADELPHIA -- Right-hander Alex McFarlane, the Phillies' No. 17-ranked prospect per MLB Pipeline, was called up from Double-A Reading on Monday. To make room on the roster, righty Alan Rangel, who tossed four innings in Sunday's 6-1 loss to the Mets, was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. McFarlane is 1-1

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PHILADELPHIA -- It’s a problem the Phillies can’t seem to fix. Alan Rangel allowed five runs in four innings in Sunday’s 6-1 loss to the Mets at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies’ latest loss from a No. 5 starter. Rangel allowed two runs in a 31-pitch first inning and three

PHILADELPHIA -- Trea Turner thinks about his swing as much as anybody thinks about their swing. He watches lots of video. He hits a ton in the cage. Turner said he thought about his swing on the flight from Detroit to Philadelphia on Sunday evening, following the Phillies’ final game

PHILADELPHIA -- No matter how the past four postseasons unfolded for the Phillies, they still believe they have the talent to win the World Series. They started this season 9-19, which led to Rob Thomson’s firing on April 28. But since Don Mattingly became interim manager, the Phillies are tied

PHILADELPHIA -- After all these years, everybody wondered what Tuesday night’s All-Star Game might be like at Citizens Bank Park. Bryce Harper wondered, too. He remembers the press conference he attended in front of Independence Hall in April 2019, when Major League Baseball announced the 2026 All-Star Game would be

PHILADELPHIA -- Bryce Harper is a Las Vegas kid, so he grew up watching and listening to Michael Buffer introduce boxers before big-time fights. He grew up watching pro wrestlers Sting and Goldberg, too. Harper’s childhood returned for a brief moment on Monday night at Citizens Bank Park, where he

PHILADELPHIA -- Roy Halladay made so many magnificent memories for the Blue Jays and Phillies in his 16-year career that his family decided he would have no logo on his Hall of Fame plaque when he was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019. Halladay came

Bryce Harper has been one of baseball’s greatest superstars since his rookie season in Washington in 2012. He has won two NL MVPs since then. He has made eight NL All-Star teams. He has been NL Rookie of the Year and an NLCS MVP. He has even won a Home