Long before he became the "Flyin' Hawaiian," Shane Victorino -- like so many other kids growing up on Maui -- was always just looking for the next adventure. His first love was soccer. He also played football. He ran track. And sure, he tried some beach activities like boogie boarding.

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SEATTLE -- Kyle Schwarber became the first player this season to join the 40-homer club -- one he's quite familiar with -- on Wednesday afternoon. Schwarber smashed a three-run shot off Mariners starter Bryan Woo in the second inning of the Phillies’ 6-0 win at T-Mobile Park for his MLB-leading

SEATTLE -- The last time Bryce Harper went an entire game without reaching base was all the way back in the days when he was still playing first base.

SEATTLE -- This is not how the Phillies wanted to start their West Coast swing. One night after Zack Wheeler's struggles continued in the series opener, the Phils squandered a solid outing by Aaron Nola in a 4-1 loss to the Mariners on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park. The bats

SEATTLE -- Zack Wheeler did something on Monday night that no other Phillies pitcher on record had ever done. Typically when that applies to Wheeler, it means he's done something truly remarkable. That was not the case this time around. Wheeler was tagged for eight runs over four-plus innings in

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PHILADELPHIA -- Just about everything went the Phillies’ way on Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park -- except for a couple of injuries to key contributors.

PHILADELPHIA -- Andrew Painter checked off just about every box imaginable on Saturday night.

PHILADELPHIA -- Where did this version of the Phillies come from? Their remarkable run -- one in which sustained rallies have replaced sporadic slugging -- continued in Friday night's thrilling 7-6 walk-off victory over the Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park. Alec Bohm smashed a ball into the left-center-field gap for

PHILADELPHIA -- Zack Wheeler had another off night by his standards. The three stars atop the Phillies’ order -- Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner and Bryce Harper -- went hitless until Schwarber singled in the eighth. Shutdown closer Jhoan Duran was unavailable after throwing 43 pitches over the past two days.

PHILADELPHIA -- Don Mattingly is not worried about Zack Wheeler. Neither is Zack Wheeler. Wheeler once again started out looking like his old self in Tuesday night’s 6-4 win over the Marlins -- only to fade away in the fifth inning.

PHILADELPHIA -- Kyle Schwarber knows what it's like to grow up in a family of first responders – and he also knows that experience isn’t the same for everyone. "I always say that I was one of the lucky ones who got to say 'Hi' and 'Bye' to my dad

PHILADELPHIA -- There may be no better pitcher in the world than Cristopher Sánchez when he's throwing off the mound at Citizens Bank Park. That's great news for the Phillies' postseason chase, although -- if they do qualify -- it may not help them much in the postseason itself. We’ll

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MINNEAPOLIS -- The first time we saw Andrew Painter pitch in a Phillies uniform came against the Twins in a March 1, 2023, Spring Training game in Fort Myers. It took less than one inning for players on both teams to take notice of the 19-year-old. Painter's first pitch was

MINNEAPOLIS -- Trea Turner is just fine. Despite leaving Saturday night’s 9-1 win over the Twins after fouling a ball off his right knee, Turner said the whole ordeal -- one that left him on the ground for a few moments -- looked much worse than it actually was.

MINNEAPOLIS -- It's been an eventful couple of weeks for Bryson Stott and Alec Bohm. So much of the attention following the Luis Arraez trade was, understandably, placed on Bryce Harper's move to the outfield and Arraez himself. But as Arraez pointed out when he arrived in Philadelphia, it shouldn't

PHILADELPHIA -- Though the Phillies were aggressive in their pursuit for upgrades at this year’s Trade Deadline, they managed to keep the top of their farm system mostly intact. Philadelphia navigated the Deadline without moving any of its top three prospects (Gage Wood, Aidan Miller and Francisco Renteria) or perhaps

DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- In the classic film "Field of Dreams," it's the ghosts of former legends who emerge from the cornfield to find a baseball field waiting for them. On Thursday night, however, it was some of the game's best living legends who trekked through the corn on that same

PHILADELPHIA -- Kyle Schwarber said earlier this week he was "excited to see the corn." Turns out, he was excited to hit some baseballs into it, too.

DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- The movie tells you it's not just a baseball field in the middle of an Iowa cornfield -- it's a place where dreams come true. It's where "Shoeless" Joe Jackson got a chance to play baseball again. It's where "Moonlight" Graham finally got that elusive plate appearance

DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- The highlights from the third installment of the MLB at Field of Dreams Game presented by John Deere on Thursday night between the Phillies and Twins began long before the first pitch was even thrown -- and continued into the game itself. From all of the “Field

After four years of waiting, it’s back. Following an extensive refurbishment of one of America’s most famous ball fields, the MLB at Field of Dreams Game, presented by John Deere, returns for its third edition.

DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- The Phillies will have a day unlike any other in the long history of their franchise on Thursday. They'll wake up in St. Louis before boarding a flight to Iowa, where they will take on the Twins in the third installment of the MLB at Field of