The Phillies proved their trust in Justin Crawford by making him their Opening Day center fielder. So far, MLB Pipeline’s No. 48 overall prospect has shown why Philadelphia made the move. Ahead of Wednesday’s series finale against the Cubs, Crawford -- the Phillies’ starter in center field in 16 of

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PHILADELPHIA -- It happened again to Phillies left-hander Jesús Luzardo. It happened again to the Phillies' offense. Luzardo got hit hard in Wednesday night’s 11-2 loss to the Cubs at Citizens Bank Park, with batters swinging at his pitches as if they knew what was coming. Even if the Cubs

The season is young, but Gage Wood has yet to allow more than two hits in any of his starts. The Phillies' No. 4 prospect continued that trend in his latest outing Wednesday for Single-A Clearwater. Wood struck out four while allowing a hit, three walks and plunking a batter

Back in March, when we debuted our first Hitter Power Rankings of the year, there was one prevailing question. Who would take home the top spot: Shohei Ohtani or Aaron Judge? Our voters gave the slight edge to Ohtani. Now, though, we have a few weeks of results to factor

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PATERSON, N.J. – The man of the hour was impossible to miss on this bright, sunny morning. John Briggs paired his navy-blue suit with a bright red Phillies cap, the sun practically illuminating the scarlet lid. In this part of New Jersey, where Yankees and Mets fans dominate, that particular

Sometimes, the easiest way a rookie position player can impact the Major League club upon his first callup is by playing high-quality defense, and there’s evidence that prospects are more defensively ready in the bigs than they’ve ever been before. To wit, there have been 19 total rookies who have

PHILADELPHIA -- Edmundo Sosa still has a knack for making his mark. He crushed the second-longest home run of his career in the second inning of Tuesday night’s 10-4 loss to the Cubs at Citizens Bank Park. His three-run shot traveled a Statcast-projected 442 feet and landed on Ashburn Alley

PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler struck out nine in 5 2/3 innings in his fourth rehab start on Tuesday night with Double-A Reading. Wheeler struck out five of the first six Somerset batters he faced in Bridgewater Township, N.J., including the side in the second inning. Yankees shortstop Anthony

Pirates left fielder Jake Mangum and Phillies right fielder Adolis García sent a warning to all future baserunners on Tuesday: You might want to think twice before you try to take that extra base against them. Mangum’s assist is the more noteworthy one, because it’s not often you see a

PHILADELPHIA -- Griff McGarry's time with the Phillies has ended. The Phillies traded the former prospect to the Dodgers on Tuesday in exchange for international bonus pool space and a player to be named or cash considerations.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies recalled right-hander Chase Shugart from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday to replace right-hander Seth Johnson, who was optioned.

PHILADELPHIA -- Kyle Schwarber kept calm and stayed ready to hit the fastball. So many people outside the Phillies’ clubhouse lately have wanted to see something different or drastic happen following the team’s slow start. They wanted to see bat racks and helmets smashed, the spread flipped in the clubhouse

PHILADELPHIA – Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sánchez hadn’t been his best in his previous two starts, allowing 11 hits last week in five innings against the Giants, and walking four batters earlier this month in 5 1/3 innings against the Nationals. He looked better in Monday night’s 13-7 victory over the

PHILADELPHIA – The Phillies placed right-hander Jonathan Bowlan on the 15-day injured list with a strained right groin on Monday. They recalled right-hander Seth Johnson from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take his place on the roster.

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PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies rookie Andrew Painter had a bad Sunday morning. A few hours later, the Phils’ baserunners had it even worse.

PHILADELPHIA -- Kyle Schwarber considered the question for a second. Did the Phillies badly need a big inning like the third in Saturday afternoon’s 4-3 victory over the Diamondbacks at Citizens Bank Park? The Phils had scored in only one of the previous 31 innings they had played. They ranked

PHILADELPHIA – Phillies manager Rob Thomson suggested on Wednesday that he might tweak his lineup before Friday’s series opener against Arizona at Citizens Bank Park. The Phils had not scored a run in 20 consecutive innings. They ranked 24th in baseball, averaging 3.5 runs per game. He needed to do

PHILADELPHIA -- Zack Wheeler is scheduled to make two more rehab starts before he rejoins the Phillies rotation. If he makes both, he likely will make his season debut during the series in Atlanta on April 24-26. “He’s on track,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Friday afternoon at Citizens Bank