PHILADELPHIA — Sometime before the next Grapefruit League game, in a baseball twist certain to rate bold headlines, Aaron Nola will become $180,000,000 wealthier. Maybe…
Posts published in “Philadelphia Phillies”
PHILADELPHIA — Not that Bryce Harper would get ahead of himself before the first pitch of a National League Championship Series, but he didn’t back…
PHILADELPHIA — Birthday baseball eluded Bryce Harper until age 31. Thanks to his old Washington Nationals’ inability to escape the Division Series and an off…
PHILADELPHIA — Christian Walker’s trip to Philadelphia has been too busy to include a voyage to Norristown for his mom’s Italian cooking. After fielding enough…
PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies will be in a slightly different place Monday night when the National League Championships Series opens: Namely, in South Philadelphia. For…
The Phillies pitching staff has excelled through a pair of short postseason series. A seven-game NLCS brings both challenges and opportunities. The series, which starts…
PHILADELPHIA – The four pitches to Kyle Schwarber to start Game 4 of the NLDS Thursday night – none slower than 99 mph, the last…
PHILADELPHIA — He runs hard to every base, after every rolling grounder, after every dart into a gap. He swings when he is supposed to…
PHILADELPHIA — By the end of Thursday night, Orion Kerkering is hoping to have been a part of as many big-league clubhouse celebrations as he…
PHILADELPHIA — As if the Atlanta Braves hadn’t spent the last three-plus decades defining baseball postseason failure, there was the most ordinary player in their…
PHILADELPHIA — Nick Castellanos’ performance in the 2022 postseason was one of many things he swept away once the season ended. That Castellanos had batted…
PHILADELPHIA — In retrospect, a foggy place that is always visited after a huge playoff game win or lose, the Phillies have played well enough…
PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper answered Orlando Arcia’s mockery with a mammoth three-run homer and a solo shot, glaring at the shortstop on each trot around…
In his second postseason as a big-league boss, Rob Thomson may be short on managerial experience, but he’s long on baseball knowledge. With it, he…
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — After being held hitless into the sixth inning, the Atlanta Braves rallied for an improbable 5-4…
ATLANTA — Orion Kerkering doesn’t seem to notice the difference. Six months ago, he was pitching before a few thousand fans in the Florida State…