Philadelphia Phillies: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Brian Keller News / Phillies Nation / July 25

Brian Keller’s underdog story a respite from Phillies’ No. 5 starter, offensive woes

PHILADELPHIA — Losers of four straight and three consecutive series at home, the Phillies (56-49) are in a rough spot coming out of the All-Star break.

MLB News / The Good Phight / July 25

The offense, it’s offensive: Yankees 3, Phillies 1

When the Phillies struggle on offense as a collective, there is usually a simple recipe for it: The stars slump Everyone starts pressing and swinging at bad pitches There are bad swing decisions Wash, rinse, repeat.

Nolan Arenado News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Most 40-HR MLB seasons' quiz

How many of the 51 MLB players with three or more 40 home run seasons can you name in seven minutes?

The '50-HR MLB seasons' quiz

The 'Last 30-HR season by MLB team' quiz

The 'MLB Playoff strikeout-leaders' quiz

Brian Keller News / Philadelphia Phillies on SI / July 25

Phillies Make Plethora of Roster Moves To Active Brian Keller

The Philadelphia Phillies are in desperate need of some help on the pitching staff and are turning to an internal option to try and help stabilize the backend of the rotation.

MLB News / Yardbarker

Every first-overall MLB draft pick from the 21st century

The MLB Draft doesn’t get the same attention as the NFL Draft…or the NBA Draft…or even the NHL Draft. There’s the element of a stay in a farm system, the general lack of immediate impact for MLB draft picks, and the fact that it’s tougher for one MLB player to turn a franchise’s fortunes around.

MLB News / Athlon Sports / July 25

Phillies Make Move Before Yankees Game

The Philadelphia Phillies made a move prior to game two of a three-game series against the New York Yankees regarding the fifth spot in their pitching rotation.

Philadelphia Phillies News / The Good Phight / July 25

Relief pitchers are on the docket at the deadline

This week, I asked you what the Phillies were going to end up acquiring at the trade deadline by way of a poll. Here are the results: Maybe this is all of us thinking the bare minimum will be a reliever, but there seems to be a pretty good split amongst people about what the Phillies will end up doing.

MLB News / MLB on ClutchPoints / July 25

Phillies acquire outfield depth in trade with Royals

The Philadelphia Phillies acquired outfielder Kameron Misner from the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, adding organizational depth before the August 3 MLB trade deadline.

MLB News / Athlon Sports / July 25

Phillies Acquire Outfielder in Trade With Royals

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is quickly approaching, and the Philadelphia Phillies have already made a move. On Saturday morning, the Phillies agreed to a trade with the Kansas City Royals for outfielder Kameron Misner in exchange for cash considerations.

Philadelphia Phillies News / Philadelphia Phillies on SI / July 25

Phillies Have Internal Option to Help Solve Bullpen Woes

The second half of the season has not gone according to plan for the Philadelphia Phillies, who dropped the opener to the New York Yankees by a score of 1-0.

Athletics News / Yardbarker

The 20 greatest MLB teams to never win the World Series

Even the most successful regular-season teams in Major League Baseball have failed to win it all. Here's our list of 20 such clubs that fall into that category.

MLB News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 25

Phillies Acquire Kameron Misner, Designate Steward Berroa

The Phillies announced that outfielder Kameron Misner has been acquired from the Royals for cash considerations. Misner was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, and fellow outfielder Steward Berroa was designated for assignment to create space on the Phillies’ 40-man roster.

Philadelphia Phillies News / The Good Phight / July 25

Ranking what the Phillies have to trade

Much like the Doomsday clock Disney/Marvel has put in place to count down to the new IP they want to put on screen, the clock is counting down to the trade deadline for MLB.

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The '250 three-pointer NBA seasons' quiz

The 'Most 40-HR MLB seasons' quiz

The 'NFL yards-per-catch leaders' quiz

The 'Youngest 4K-yard NFL passers' quiz

Philadelphia Phillies News / MLB on ClutchPoints / July 25

1 Phillies’ blockbuster that would blow up 2026 MLB trade deadline

As the Philadelphia Phillies prepare to host the New York Yankees on Saturday for the second game of their three-game weekend series, the urgency of the upcoming 2026 MLB trade deadline looms over every at-bat.

Jesus Luzardo News / Philadelphia Phillies on SI / July 25

Jesus Luzardo Admits Phillies' Losses are 'Frustrating' After Stellar Performance

Going into the Major League Baseball All-Star break earlier this month, the Philadelphia Phillies were on a definite high and seemed to be on their way to overtaking the Atlanta Braves for first place in the National League East.

New York Yankees News / Yardbarker / July 25

Paul Goldschmidt makes unique history in Yankees' win over Phillies

Every win counts the same no matter the score, but the final score of the New York Yankees' Friday win made some history as well as improving the team's record to 58-45.

Yankees infielder goes off on MLB for targeting him

Corbin Carroll matches MLB legend Lou Gehrig with latest achievement

Why Blue Jays' Myles Straw deserves more recognition

Red Sox phenom crushes moonshot, slaps catcher, sparks brawl

Joe Buck reveals favorite World Series-clinching call

Jeff Hoffman News / Yardbarker / July 24

Phillies could turn to old friend in quest for bullpen help

The Philadelphia Phillies quest to upgrade their bullpen could lead to a familiar face.

Phillies ace Zack Wheeler may have another act after all

Phillies giving former Yankees draft pick a chance amid search for fifth starter

The 'MLB All-Star starting pitchers' quiz

MLB News / Yardbarker / July 24

Phillies giving former Yankees draft pick a chance amid search for fifth starter

The Philadelphia Phillies search for a viable fifth starter has another candidate.

Tarik Skubal sends big message to Tigers, interested teams as trade deadline approaches

Max Fried dazzles in dominating return to Yankees rotation

Pirates make necessary moves to improve bullpen, but GM Ben Cherington must do more

The 'Active 200-K season leaders' quiz

Payton Henry News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 24

Phillies Select Payton Henry

The Phillies announced that they have selected the contract of catcher Payton Henry. He will take the active roster spot of fellow catcher Rafael Marchán, who has been placed on the 10-day injured list with left knee patellar tendinitis, retroactive to July 23.

Jesus Luzardo News / Viral Sports News / July 24

Phillies Could Make Mind-Boggling Jesus Luzardo Move

As the MLB trade deadline approaches on Aug. 3, the Philadelphia Phillies are actively exploring ways to bolster their starting rotation, according to insiders.