LOS ANGELES -- It was impossible not to think about it. The Phillies walked into Dodger Stadium on Friday for the first time since they walked out of it nearly eight months ago following their devastating loss in last year's National League Division Series.

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LOS ANGELES -- The Phillies once again shuffled up their bench prior to Friday's series opener against the Dodgers, optioning Otto Kemp to Triple-A and recalling outfielder Steward Berroa to take his place.

Brandon Marsh is a fine baseball player. A second-round Draft pick out of high school by the Angels in 2016, Marsh has spent most of the last five seasons roaming the outfield for a Phillies team that has been one of the most successful in the game over that time.

This year's National League Cy Young field isn't just loaded with worthy contenders -- it's shaping up to be the deepest race either league has ever seen. While the American League has a clear frontrunner in the Yankees’ Cam Schlittler, the NL has an abundance of pitchers putting up extraordinary

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SAN DIEGO -- Cristopher Sánchez has etched his name into the Phillies’ record book. With seven more scoreless innings in Wednesday’s 3-0 win over the Padres at Petco Park, Sánchez surpassed Hall of Famer Grover Alexander for the longest scoreless innings streak by any Phillies pitcher since 1893 (when the

As the calendar gets set to turn to June, Draft buzz is picking up exponentially. Scouts are scattered all over the country with NCAA Division I Regional play kicking off on Friday while also planning to see high schoolers in action for the last time in state playoffs. The Draft

SAN DIEGO -- Cristopher Sánchez isn’t much for giving speeches. But after setting the record for the longest scoreless streak in Phillies history on Wednesday, he was called upon to say a few words in front of his teammates and coaching staff. “I didn't do a good job,” Sánchez told

Memorial Day has passed and the air is getting warmer, which means summer is fast approaching. Or maybe it's just the heat from the bats featured in the latest Hitter Power Rankings. Our latest poll of MLB.com experts produced a major shakeup, with Yankees slugger Aaron Judge making a significant

SAN DIEGO -- Brandon Marsh was not in Wednesday's lineup after departing Tuesday night's 4-3 win over the Padres due to a right middle finger sprain. The Phillies, however, are confident that Marsh will be ready to return for Friday's series opener against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Interim manager

We say it every year, and it bears repeating again: the Draft is hard. Front offices spend years scouting and analyzing a particular Draft class, but even the best baseball minds can’t predict what will happen with absolute certainty in the years after. Take the 2021 class ahead of its

SAN DIEGO -- Don Mattingly has been peppered with questions over the past few weeks about potentially moving a struggling Trea Turner out of the leadoff spot. The Phillies' interim manager had been resistant to that change -- until now.

SAN DIEGO -- Kyle Schwarber has been the most prolific home run hitter in Major League Baseball this season. But against the Padres, he becomes one of the most prolific home run hitters ever.

The first two months of the MLB season have seemingly flown by. Although, for the 10 players listed below, most of that period probably felt like an eternity while they were mired in early-season slumps.

SAN DIEGO -- Barely three months ago, Nick Castellanos was still a Philadelphia Phillie. All offseason, speculation reigned that Castellanos would be dealt or offloaded by the Phillies. But as camp approached -- and no transaction came -- Castellanos prepared himself to report to Clearwater, Fla. On the eve of

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PHILADELPHIA -- For the second time in three days, the Phillies wasted a gem from their starting pitcher. Rookie right-hander Andrew Painter turned in the longest outing of his young MLB career on Sunday afternoon, allowing just two runs across 6 1/3 innings. When the 23-year-old walked off the mound

PHILADELPHIA -- It's hard to argue that there's a more dominant one-two punch in baseball right now than Zack Wheeler and Cristopher Sánchez. One night after Sánchez extended his scoreless streak to 37 2/3 innings, Wheeler turned in his second straight scoreless outing in Saturday night’s 3-0 win against the

PHILADELPHIA -- One of the lasting images from Orion Kerkering's Major League debut was his dad, Todd, overflowing with emotion as he watched his son on the field at Citizens Bank Park. Well, the roles were reversed on Saturday evening -- and there was, again, plenty of emotion.

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