By Anthony SanFilippo PHILADELPHIA — Roki Sasaki allowed one run while pitching into the fifth inning, Kiké Hernández and Michael Conforto homered and the Los…
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Phillies Notebook: Dodgers Roki Sasaki impresses in brief start
By The Citizen on April 5, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Because he made himself available to Major League Baseball execs while under the age of 25, Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki was going to…
Reading Fightin Phils drop their season opener to the Sea Dogs
By The Citizen on April 5, 2025
The Reading Fightin Phils fell to the Portland Sea Dogs 14-6 on Friday night at FirstEnergy Stadium in the first game of their season opening…
Bryce Harper, Phillies eager for ‘challenge’ of league-leading Dodgers
By The Citizen on April 4, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — The hype writes itself, from the records on down. The Dodgers, at 8-0, visit the Phillies, at 5-1 for a three-game series. Two…
Edmundo Sosa the spark the shorthanded Phils need to ignite a comeback
By The Citizen on March 31, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — For not the first time in his Phillies career, Edmundo Sosa provided a spark Monday when given a chance in a big spot.…
Down to his last shot at the majors, an IronPig record holder is making sure he has no regrets
By The Citizen on March 30, 2025
Brandon Leibrandt received his bachelor’s degree last spring in sport administration from Florida State University and was two months away from becoming a father for…
Bohm, Realmuto lift Phillies over Nationals in extra innings
By The Citizen on March 27, 2025
By HOWARD FENDRICH, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Alec Bohm hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the 10th inning Thursday, and J.T. Realmuto added a…
Phillies ‘not really over-concerned at all’ about Harper after he is hit by pitch
By The Citizen on February 26, 2025
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Phillies manager Rob Thomson said the team is “not really over-concerned at all” about Bryce Harper after the Philadelphia slugger left Wednesday’s…
Reading Fightin Phils announce special guest for June 1 game
By The Citizen on February 20, 2025
The Reading Fightin Phils announced Thursday that Penn State star running back Nick Singleton, a Gov. Mifflin grad, will be at their home game on…
Parent: So, what are fans of Philly sports teams going to do now?
By The Citizen on February 16, 2025
Ah, February. The time of year when sports takes a deathly boring holiday. OK, so those “Go Birds!” guys just won the Super Bowl and…
Reading Fightin Phils: Al Pedrique will return as manager this season
By The Citizen on February 7, 2025
The Philadelphia Phillies announced on Friday that Al Pedrique will return as the manager of the Reading Fightin Phils this season for his third year…
Phils add minor leaguer, sign Japanese veteran pitcher
By The Citizen on January 17, 2025
The big news in the MLB Friday – not shocking at all, of course – is that the Los Angeles Dodgers got even better. The…
Former Phillie Jeff Hoffman says Orioles and Braves backed of deals before Blue Jays deal
By The Citizen on January 15, 2025
By Ronald Blum The Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves backed out of agreements to sign Jeff Hoffman because of concerns about the reliever’s pitching shoulder…
Former Phillies All-Star Jeff Hoffman signs with Blue Jays on $33 million, 3-year contract
By The Citizen on January 10, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — All-Star reliever Jeff Hoffman and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $33 million, three-year contract. The team announced the deal…
Phils successfully avoid arbitration with six players
By The Citizen on January 9, 2025
Showing an affinity for working hard on deadline, Phillies president Dave Dombrowski and his staff successfully avoided salary arbitration with all six eligible players on…
Phillies have no plans to pitch prized prospect Painter in spring training
By The Citizen on December 23, 2024
PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies have no plans to pitch prized prospect Andrew Painter in spring training games as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. The…