The Philadelphia Phillies were recently eliminated from the Major League Baseball Playoffs by the Atlanta Braves. Heading into the 2027 season, Philadelphia is getting some advice from MLB insider Ken Rosenthal.
The Phillies are not playing baseball for the rest of the 2026 season. In some ways, you’re all free from whatever this season. In some ways, we are all just trapped in whatever they prepare to do for a 2027 season that only might happen.
The Philadelphia Phillies face a major decision involving veteran shortstop Trea Turner heading into the 2027 season, with the 33-year-old coming off the least productive campaign of his career.
The Philadelphia Phillies saw their season come to an end on Thursday night in Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Atlanta Braves. In the series loss, some of the struggles that plagued the team were exposed. With the 2026 season coming to an end for the Phillies, a strange campaign has concluded.
How many of the active MLB players to reach 100 hits in at least eight different seasons can you name in five minutes?
No, the Phillies aren’t playing today in the NLDS in Los Angeles, but baseball rolls on. All four series begin today with Chicago going to Cleveland for the first game, Atlanta taking on Los Angeles after that, New York going to Tampa Bay and San Diego headed to Milwaukee for the nightcap.
The 2026 season has been headlined by young players emerging, but some wily veterans have also had their day. As we head toward the end of the regular season, these 30 players stand out as the biggest surprises on their teams.
Today begins the Division Series around the game and the Phillies are home. Should we be shocked by this? Maybe not, but Wednesday’s game sure made the reality a bit harder to swallow.
ATLANTA — Four days before Zack Wheeler trotted out of the left-field bullpen at Truist Park, he toed the rubber on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park.
The Philadelphia Phillies have a major decision to make with Trea Turner heading into the 2027 season. After a difficult year at shortstop, there is growing reason to believe the team could move the veteran infielder to another position.
The Philadelphia Phillies have five potential trade destinations for Bryce Harper if they decide a drastic shakeup is necessary, according to a FanSided analysis published Friday.
Luis Arraez closed his first, and perhaps only, season with the Philadelphia Phillies the way a player often does when he already knows the door is swinging shut.
From 2022 to 2026, the Philadelphia Phillies’ postseason run shrank each year. In 2022, the Phillies’ playoff run ended with a Game 6 loss in the World Series; the following year, the Arizona Diamondbacks eliminated them in the NLCS.
The 2026 season hasn't gone as planned for many MLB players. These 30 players stand out as the biggest disappointments for their respective teams.
The Philadelphia Phillies' 2026 season officially came to an end when the Atlanta Braves defeated them in Game 3 of their National League Wild Card Round Series.
Mattingly, 65, first joined the Phillies organization as a bench coach last offseason and then became the the team’s interim manager after Rob Thomson was fired in late April. He did well to right the ship and went 79-55 (.590) this season to help Philadelphia clinch a playoff berth.
Veteran righty Jose Urquidy cleared waivers and elected free agency on Wednesday. He didn’t have to wait long to find a new gig. Urquidy is headed back to the Pirates on a minor league deal, per his MLB.com transactions tracker.
The Philadelphia Phillies are being projected to land Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ in free agency, a fit Bleacher Report’s Tim Kelly lays out as the club tries to retool a corner-outfield hole without locking itself into another long deal for a player already in his thirties.
On Thursday night, the Philadelphia Phillies’ 2026 campaign came to an end in Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Round against the Atlanta Braves. Now, the team will be entering a very interesting offseason. While it was a good bounce-back following a terrible start to the season, the Phillies ultimately fell short of their goals.
The Phillies gave themselves a chance to escape Atlanta, then watched their season unravel Thursday night. After a 6-2 loss in the deciding game of the NL Wild Card Series, manager Don Mattingly and shortstop Trea Turner deserve some of the toughest questions.
The Philadelphia Phillies plan to "gracefully" dismiss interim manager Don Mattingly, USA Today reported Friday. The move likely will be made next week, and Mattingly will be offered an opportunity to remain with the Phillies, per the report.
The end of an MLB season is brutal, and big postseason losses almost always result in overreactions. But of all the Wild Card Series exits, the Philadelphia Phillies‘ postmortem sure seems to signal the grimmest outlook.
It was another lost season for Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies, who may be facing a pivotal offseason following an early exit from the 2026 MLB playoffs.
Kyle Schwarber had praise for Don Mattingly after the Philadelphia Phillies’ season ended Thursday night. Following a 6-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves in the deciding game of the NL Wild Card Series, Schwarber pointed to the interim manager’s steady approach through a difficult year.
Prior to Thursday night, the Atlanta Braves had never defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in a postseason series.
How many of the active Major League Baseball players to hit 30 home runs in at least three different seasons can you name in five minutes?
ATLANTA -- Alec Bohm's 10th-inning home run completed the Philadelphia Phillies' comeback and kept their season alive with a 4-3 win over the host Atlanta Braves on Wednesday afternoon, forcing a winner-take-all Game 3 of their National League wild-card series on Thursday.
Riley delivered his biggest swing in quite some time in Atlanta's 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1.
The familiar NL East foes will clash to open the playoffs.
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