A new year brings new opportunities -- to build on the positives from last year, to improve on a disappointing season, or to finally reach expected potential. One or more of those could apply in 2026 for players on the verge of a breakout year. These are players who, for

PHILADELPHIA – Phillies manager Rob Thomson’s 2025 Opening Day lineup looked like this: 1. Trea Turner 2. Bryce Harper 3. Alec Bohm 4. Kyle Schwarber

After one of the great seasons in baseball history -- a season we’ll be talking about for the rest of our lives -- Major League Baseball has a tough act to follow in 2026. Fortunately, it has a deep cast of stars and compelling figures, all main characters in a

With the Minor League season in the rearview mirror and a new year on the horizon, we took a look at how some of the top prospects performed in 2025.

Six-time All-Star second baseman Chase Utley is up for Hall of Fame consideration for the third time in 2026. After receiving 28.8% of the vote in his first year on the ballot, Utley was one of the players who trended upward in 2025, jumping to 39.8%. At first glance, Utley

Nick Kurtz. Drake Baldwin. Roman Anthony. Trey Yesavage. Nolan McLean. They and so many other rookies left their marks on the 2025 season. One year ago, they were mere prospects who had yet to make their MLB debuts, and another host of newcomers will inevitably be difference-makers for their clubs

This page will be updated throughout the offseason with all the latest Phillies injury news and transactions.

Happy holidays, baseball fans. As our gift to you, we're back with the tradition we are determined to make happen: our yearly list of every team's longest home run of the season just past. Admittedly, we always think these lists make for good gifts, but we have a pretty good

PHILADELPHIA -- Who will be the next Phillies player to make the Hall of Fame? There are more than a handful of candidates, but here are MLB.com’s top five players with Phillies connections currently without a bronze plaque in Cooperstown, N.Y.

Jimmy Rollins is inching closer to Cooperstown, but he still has a long way to go. In his fourth year of Hall of Fame candidacy, the dynamic shortstop received 18.0% of votes on the 2025 Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot. While far short of the 75% threshold necessary for

While the old adage says that a win is a win, most would agree that not all victories are equal in terms of overall significance to a team -- or simply from an entertainment perspective as a fan. With that in mind, and with the help of all 30 MLB.com

There are 120 Minor League Baseball teams, and they each play approximately 70 home games a year. In the interest of not doing math, let's just say this results in a lot of gameday promotions over the course of the season. Theme nights, giveaways, celebrity appearances and more are a

Bryce Harper knows what it feels like to play for his country on the diamond. The Phillies superstar was a member of USA Baseball’s 16U and 18U teams in 2008 and ‘09, respectively. Each of those teams won a gold medal. More than 15 years later, Harper is ready to

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies played the first game in their inaugural season on May 1, 1883. A lot has happened since then. I’ve been covering the Phillies since 2003, so I’ve seen a few things -- but I’ve also missed most of it. So, I made a point to learn

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies have signed right-hander Zach Pop to a one-year deal. He will compete for a bullpen job in the spring.

PHILADELPHIA -- Brad Keller got a taste of two things this past season that has him excited about 2026:

• He pitched as a full-time reliever for the first time.
• He pitched in the postseason for the first time. Keller, 30, signed a two-year, $22 million contract with the

The 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame writers' ballot includes 12 first-time candidates. While they all won't end up enshrined in Cooperstown, and while it's possible that none of them will ever be inducted, each of them had at least one season in which they performed at a Hall of Fame

When we rank prospects at MLB Pipeline, it’s always with a long-term-potential frame of mind. We’re trying to project what kind of big leaguer each of these Minor Leaguers are going to be, so we look at tools or stuff and how we think each player will use them consistently

PHILADELPHIA -- A week after the Phillies’ 2025 season ended at Dodger Stadium, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski spoke about the future at Citizens Bank Park. Who’s coming back? Who’s not? Who might be the new faces on the roster?

PHILADELPHIA -- Adolis García said he doesn’t want to be a hero. The Phillies don’t want him to be one, either.

A bounty of boxes remains untouched beneath holiday trees, but when it comes to awards from MLB, those have all been handed out already. There were a lot of them in 2025, including: *BBWAA Awards (MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year) All-MLB First and Second Teams Hank Aaron Awards

PHILADELPHIA -- When the Phillies signed right-hander Brad Keller on Thursday to a two-year, $22 million contract, an obvious question followed: Why would they spend so much money on another late-inning reliever?