Team Italy will turn to right-hander Aaron Nola as the starter for Monday's World Baseball Classic semifinal game against Venezuela at Miami, instead of right-hander Michael Lorenzen.
Some years, when I reflect on this exercise, I feel pretty proud of myself. Other times, like now, I look back and wonder why anyone lets me communicate to anyone about the Philadelphia Phillies.
As Spring Training opens for 2026, all 30 teams have high hopes and big questions. These are the storylines to follow for each team heading into Opening Day.
The Phillies' spring training roster moves to this point have been standard, with them optioning or reassigning to minor-league camp players who had no chance of making the Opening Day club anyway.
This starts the final full week of spring training games, meaning we are a bit closer to real baseball action. For those that aren’t fans of the WBC, this is a positive thing as seeing these few games of still minor leaguers starting in regular positions is getting tiresome.
The Phillies found out as the weekend came to a close who they'll be facing on Opening Day. The Texas Rangers will start 36-year-old, 15th-year veteran Nathan Eovaldi at Citizens Bank Park on March 26, manager Skip Schumaker told reporters Sunday.
The Philadelphia Phillies are largely running it back with a similar group this year, hoping they can finally break through in October. Philadelphia has
Team Venezuela upset Team Japan 8-5 in Saturday's World Baseball Classic (WBC) quarterfinal, but not because of its starting pitcher. Southpaw Ranger Suarez allowed all five runs across 2.2 innings before the bullpen tossed 6.1 shutout frames to end the contest.
The other day, I asked a few questions about Rob Thomson and his tenure with the Phillies. He is in the midst of arguably the best stretch of regular season baseball this franchise has had in their history, yet he is not as universally liked as one might imagine.
The 2026 MLB season is right around the corner, and it is never too early to start thinking about how it might unfold. Seemingly, every year, we have a decent handle on who should contend and who is likely to struggle, which makes looking ahead to the trade deadline inevitable.
Another spring victory, which is great, but we’re here for the showdown tonight in Miami. United States vs. Dominican Republic, Paul Skenes vs. possibly the best lineup ever assembled.
The Phillies have six players left in the World Baseball Classic semifinals, and if Venezuela had its way, there would be eight. Team Venezuela reached out to recently extended Phillies left-hander Jesus Luzardo about joining its roster for the semifinals and championship but Luzardo declined, manager Omar Lopez told reporters on Saturday night.
After undergoing two surgeries in 2025, it was initially unclear when in the 2026 season Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler would see the mound. Wheeler threw a bullpen on Saturday, however, and the plan manager Rob Thomson laid out afterward bodes well for his return to major-league action.
As Zack Wheeler continues to clear barriers in his return from thoracic outlet decompression surgery, fans cannot help but get excited. Although it has
The World Baseball Classic continues to test the resilience of every contender, and Team USA’s journey in the 2026 tournament reached another defining moment Friday night in Houston.
The Philadelphia Phillies are looking to finalize their roster after playing spring training games this year. Philadelphia is making some tweaks to that roster as spring continues.
With Taijuan Walker back in camp from the World Baseball Classic, the Phillies optioned starting pitching depth piece Alan Rangel to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Saturday morning.
The final two weeks of camp are way more important than the first two but the heat is on between Dylan Moore and Bryan De La Cruz for the final spot on the 26-man roster.
Cristopher Sanchez more than made up for a shaky first start in the World Baseball Classic by pitching five brilliant, two-hit scoreless innings with a walk and eight strikeouts on Saturday for the Dominican Republic.
There are some injury concerns with Philadelphia Phillies top infield prospect Aidan Miller. On March 12 the Phillies reassigned Miller to minor league camp effectively ruling him out of Grapefruit League play.
The Philadelphia Phillies received an encouraging Zack Wheeler injury update as the club prepares for Opening Day. The update shapes expectations for the club’s Opening Day rotation and the outlook for the Phillies pitching staff during the early weeks of the season.
Aaron Nola is one of the MLB veterans on the Team Italy roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. The Philadelphia Phillies pitcher was scheduled to start for Italy against Mexico on Wednesday.
The Philadelphia Phillies lost one potential building block to their rotation when Ranger Suarez departed via free agency. They have made certain that will not happen again during the 2026-27 offseason.
The Phillies are expected to have an opening for their final roster spot with outfielder Johan Rojas facing a PED suspension. Multiple veterans are vying for the job in Spring Training, but manager Rob Thomson added an interesting name to the race on Friday.