After struggling mightily the first month of the season, the Philadelphia Phillies have begun to show some signs of life over the last week. Manager Rob Thomson was fired 28 games into the season and replaced, on an interim basis, by Don Mattingly.
Veteran right-handed reliever Lou Trivino, 34, agreed to a one-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles on Monday, three days after he was released from a minor league deal by the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Orioles have signed right-hander Lou Trivino to a major league deal, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The Pro Edge Sports Management client just opted out of a minor league deal with the Phillies a few days ago.
Coming into the 2026 MLB regular season, the biggest strength for the Philadelphia Phillies was expected to be their starting rotation. Alas, that wasn’t the case out of the gate.
Philadelphia Phillies star closer Jhoan Duran has been limited to only seven appearances in 2026 due to a left oblique strain. The good news is that Duran is close to returning from the injury.
Some things appear clear when it comes to Baseball Hall of Fame voting. The PED guys aren’t going to get in, or at least the hitters, and the rubric for starting pitchers has to be reconstructed on the fly.
The Philadelphia Phillies are off to a slow start to the season, but things might be starting to turn around. It has undoubtedly been a really disappointing start to the year for the Phillies so far.
Well now, that feels much, much better, doesn’t it? After getting their manager fired with their poor play on the field, the Phillies turned around and swept the inept Giants, then took two of three in Miami before wrapping that series up today.
The Phillies could’ve hired any manager under the sun (including Alex Cora), shuffled the lineup however they wanted or played the rest of the season against sub-.500 opponents and they weren’t going anywhere if their rotation didn’t pick things up in a big way.
Even though it has been a terrible start to the season for the Philadelphia Phillies, the team might finally be heading in the right direction. Coming into the week, the Phillies elected to fire their manager, Rob Thomson, following a (9-19) start to the season.
While the Philadelphia Phillies have been able to get a spark following the firing of Rob Thomson, the team still has a long way to go to get to where they want to be. Following a terrible start to the season, the Phillies made the right call at the time to part ways with their manager and try to create a bit of a spark for the team.
This whole “game on a Monday after a series should end on a Sunday” thing is just weird. Like, why couldn’t they have just scheduled a different day later this year?
Speed is more important than ever in MLB with recent rule changes promoting stolen bases. These were the 25 fastest players for the 2026 season, as recorded by the Statcast sprint speed metric.
Not much has gone right for Aaron Nola over his last two starts. Janson Junk, however, couldn't have pitched much better over his last two trips to the mound.
The Philadelphia Phillies are trying to build some momentum following a terrible start to the season and will be seeking to turn things around. After a terrible start to the campaign, the Phillies have been playing better since they made the switch to Don Mattingly as their manager.
Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Jesus Luzardo may be turning a corner. In his start on Sunday against the Miami Marlins down in South Beach, Luzardo struck out 10 through 6.1 innings, while walking none.
Bryson Stott belted his second three-run homer of the series and Jesus Luzardo struck out 10 batters, fueling the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.
Jesus Luzardo will be hoping to build on his last start when the left-hander takes the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday against the host Miami Marlins.
The Philadelphia Phillies are entering Saturday’s matchup against the Miami Marlins looking to extend their winning streak to five games. Philadelphia has not lost since parting ways with former manager Rob Thomson earlier this week.
After beginning the season with a 9-19 start, the Phillies have responded with a four-game win streak through yesterday’s win against the Miami Marlins.
The Philadelphia Phillies had a disastrous first month of the 2026 season, leading to the dismissal of manager Rob Thomson earlier this week. Bryce Harper also made a slow start to the campaign, although he is on a hot run of late.
Veteran reliever Lou Trivino exercised the May 1 opt-out right in his minor league contract with the Phillies, reports Matt Winkelman. According to the MLB.com transaction tracker, the team then granted Trivino his release.
The Philadelphia Phillies are struggling this season, holding a 12-19 record that leaves them fourth in the National League East entering Friday. Yet over their last three games, they have found some life, winning twice on walk-offs.
It's no secret that the Philadelphia Phillies didn't have the best first month of the 2026 season. While it's still early, that slow start could cause the Philadelphia front office to evaluate trade opportunities if things don't turn around soon.