CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Johan Rojas had been in Phillies camp this spring, playing in Grapefruit League games and practicing with teammates, while the past couple weeks awaiting word about his future with the club. On Monday night, Major League Baseball announced that Rojas has been suspended for 80 games without

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Team Italy manager Francisco Cervelli is making a change to his pitching plans for tonight's World Baseball Classic semifinal matchup against Venezuela (8 ET on FS1): Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola will get the start instead of previously announced starter Michael Lorenzen.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Jesús Luzardo hinted a couple weeks ago that he might parachute into the World Baseball Classic and pitch for Venezuela, if the team reached the semifinals or championship. It would’ve meant a lot. Luzardo was born in Peru, but his family is from Venezuela.

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The few Phillies fans lucky enough to be at BayCare Ballpark on Saturday morning watched Zack Wheeler take his latest step toward his return to the rotation. Wheeler threw a live batting practice session.

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MIAMI -- Vlad Jr. went airborne. Juan Soto went swimming. Austin Wells went deep off the facing of the second deck. And the Dominican Republic went on to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic. The D.R. rolled past Korea, 10-0, in a seven-inning, run-rule shortened game in the opening

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Phillies pitching coach Caleb Cotham appreciates Andrew Painter's “high aptitude” for pitching. Cotham knows that nobody is going to be perfect all the time. Sometimes a pitcher has to grind to survive.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Cristopher Sánchez heard the names Albert Pujols, Pedro Martínez and Nelson Cruz and glanced at his left arm. He shook his head. “Goosebumps,” he said via an interpreter.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Phillies manager Rob Thomson was at dinner on Wednesday night, so he couldn’t watch Italy play Mexico in the World Baseball Classic. But he followed the action on his phone because he wanted to follow Aaron Nola, who pitched for Italy. “Every time he threw a pitch

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Phillies ace Zack Wheeler is taking another step on Saturday in his return to the rotation. He will throw his first live BP of the spring.

CLEARWATER, Fla. – This summer, Chase Utley will be inducted into the Phillies’ Wall of Fame. In 2027, he could be headed to Cooperstown, N.Y.

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CLEARWATER, Fla. – Opening Day is 15 days away. Let’s try to project what the Phillies’ 26-man roster will look like on March 26, when they play the Rangers at Citizens Bank Park:

HOUSTON – After their enormous upset of the U.S. on Tuesday night, the members of Team Italy were just like the rest of us, learning about the mathematical tiebreakers that might decide their fate if they lost to Mexico the next night. The calculations came in and confirmed that Italy

We are all about the future at MLB Pipeline. Obviously, any talk about prospects and who they might become involves some prognostication. Fresh off flexing those muscles to present every organization’s Top 30 prospects list, we’re keeping our crystal ball in active mode to provide a prospect prediction for each

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Everybody was there. Jesús Luzardo walked into his press conference on Tuesday morning at BayCare Ballpark, expecting to answer a few questions about his life-changing five-year, $135 million contract extension with the Phillies. Many of the most important people in his life were in the room.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Phillies owner John Middleton knows what people say about his team. He hears the concerns. The Phils are trying to win again this year with the core from their 2022-25 squads. It has created angst among some fans who think the window to win a World Series

As the Phillies gear up for the 2026 season and excitement builds up for the Midsummer Classic, the club today announced a new and expanded lineup of corporate partnerships that will elevate the fan experience at several exclusive social spaces at Citizens Bank Park. “As we continue to build upon

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Phillies couldn’t let Jesús Luzardo go. Luzardo didn’t want to go anywhere, either.

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