While the Philadelphia Phillies are currently in a playoff position, their fans are wondering where the team would be if one of its top stars was playing up to his potential.
The Phillies 3-9 record against the current three NL division leaders — Braves, Dodgers and Brewers — tells a pretty clear story. Those three clubs are all significantly better than Philadelphia.
Zack Wheeler was working on yet another Cy Young-worthy campaign in the 2025 season before his year was unfortunately cut short due to venous thoracic outlet syndrome.
The Philadelphia Phillies continue to play excellent baseball, and the team is now firmly in the playoff picture. After being 10 games under .500 to start the season, the quick turnaround for the Phillies has been really impressive.
Three of the Phillies’ top four affiliates earned wins on Thursday, the only blemish coming in Reading where the team’s pitching collapsed in the second half of the game.
Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.
Tuesday night’s game featured a new look lineup out of necessity, as Trea Turner was still sore from getting hit by a pitch Monday night and did not play.
PHILADELPHIA — At one point, it was strike one, strike two and good luck for Phillies reliever José Alvarado. These days, opposing hitters have been fortunate when facing the hard-throwing left-hander.
There were high expectations for Philadelphia Phillies star prospect Andrew Painter coming into the 2026 MLB regular season. The team gave him as long a leash as they could, but a change had to be made.
Welcome to an odd, baseball-less Friday. The Phillies played the Mets yesterday, and they’ll play them tomorrow, and they’ll play them the day after that, but they’re not playing them today.
Kyle Schwarber is the current home run king and has established himself as one of the most prolific power hitters of his era after smashing 212 dingers since the 2022 season.
Given that the Mets are in last place in the National League East and their roster is brutalized with injuries, the biggest story of this series will be about Bo Bichette’s free agent decision from January.
The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.
The Philadelphia Phillies (40-34) entered Thursday’s matchup against the New York Mets (33-41) looking to continue their strong play in the National League East.
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Adolis Garcia will undergo right latissimus dorsi surgery and miss the rest of the season, the team said Thursday. Garcia will undergo the surgery next Wednesday.
The Philadelphia Phillies made a major change to their starting rotation, removing Andrew Painter and demoting him to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. It is a move that they waited as long as they could to make, but with another poor outing against the Miami Marlins, something had to be done.
The Phillies have signed left-hander Kolby Allard to a minor league deal, reports Matt Gelb of The Athletic. He’ll head to Triple-A Lehigh Valley and provide the Phils with some non-roster pitching depth.
The Philadelphia Phillies enter this year’s MLB trade deadline with a pressing requirement to strengthen their roster, particularly in the outfield. With the season progressing and key positions needing reinforcement, the team is actively exploring options to bolster its lineup for a strong postseason push.
The Phillies announced that they have selected Bryse Wilson and recalled righty Seth Johnson. Left-hander Tanner Banks was optioned in a corresponding move.
The Philadelphia Phillies' outfield has been a mismanaged disaster this season, especially after Adolis Garcia's shoulder injury further complicated the issue.
The Philadelphia Phillies made a difficult decision on Wednesday. Starting pitcher Andrew Painter struggled once again in the Phillies’ 12-4 defeat against the Miami Marlins.
Right-hander Bryse Wilson has exercised an assignment clause in his minor league contract with the Phillies, report Charlotte Varnes and Matt Gelb of The Athletic.
Philadelphia Philliesfirst basemanBryce Harper's performance since May has helped the club turn their season around. After a disastrous start, the Phillies have been one of the best teams in baseball since firing former manager Rob Thomson, and entering Wednesday they owned a 40-33 record.
Two former Phillies, both World Series winners, will manage the next generation of MLB players in the Futures Game in Philadelphia on July 12 as part of the festivities leading up to the All-Star Game.
The Phillies have lived off the strength of their starting rotation for years. In 2025, the Phillies’ rotation had the second-best ERA in baseball (3.53), the best FIP (3.40), and the highest fWAR (21.5). Christopher Sanchez emerged as a Cy Young candidate.
Zack Wheeler struck out nine over six strong innings and Gabriel Rincones Jr. hit his first career home run to highlight the Philadelphia Phillies' 7-0 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Monday.