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.
PHILADELPHIA — Tanner Banks wore street clothes — a T-shirt and a black hat — as he went around the home clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday afternoon, dapped up teammates and said goodbye for now.
The Philadelphia Phillies have experienced a significant resurgence in recent months, largely fueled by the consistent contributions of first baseman Bryce Harper.
The Phillies’ bullpen has largely improved from a middling 2025 season. In 2025, the team’s relief corps ranked 20th in ERA (4.27), FIP (4.26), and fWAR (2.9), while sporting the seventh-worst batting average against (.245).
The Philadelphia Phillies made a lot of headlines when they decided to send Andrew Painter to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. It was a necessary move, especially after another brutal outing against the Miami Marlins.
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.
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.
Philadelphia Phillies star shortstop Trea Turner exited Thursday’s game against the New York Mets after getting hit by a pitch. The injury was officially called a right calf contusion.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.