• Phillies announce starting rotation for first series after All-Star break

    Phillies announce starting rotation for first series after All-Star break
    Aaron Nola will start on Thursday. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)
    The Phillies will have just one day without baseball to turn over Citizens Bank Park and get the stadium back to normal. Much of the All-Star Game signage will come down. The players’ gear will be moved back into their lockers. After hosting the 96th Midsummer Classic on Tuesday, it will be business as usual on Thursday night.In an unusual series schedule, the Phillies — and their ballpark — will return from the
  • Phillies All-Stars soak in the fireworks, appreciate ‘Sandlot’ tribute: ‘It almost just brings tears to my eyes’

    Phillies All-Stars soak in the fireworks, appreciate ‘Sandlot’ tribute: ‘It almost just brings tears to my eyes’
    Brandon Marsh enjoyed his role in the All-Star festivities. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)
    PHILADELPHIA — Brandon Marsh stood in right field with a boy in a red T-shirt and a backward Phillies cap and watched the fireworks burst around them. For the 28-year-old outfielder, “The Sandlot” was a childhood favorite. And at the end of the fourth inning during Tuesday night’s All-Star Game, Citizens Bank Park looked like a scene right out of the classic baseball film.While
  • Delco native Kevin McGonigle met his idol — a Phillies legend — before hometown All-Star Game

    Delco native Kevin McGonigle met his idol — a Phillies legend — before hometown All-Star Game
    Kevin McGonigle, 21, grew up a huge Chase Utley fan. (Photo: Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)
    PHILADELPHIA — The Detroit Tigers’ Kevin McGonigle, a 21-year-old rookie sensation from Media, Pa., is living out every local baseball fan’s dream. He is the youngest player to be named an All-Star this year. The game happened to be at Citizens Bank Park, the place he grew up watching his beloved Phillies. It was his first time back at the ballpark since the 2023 postseason. A Tigers
  • AL tops NL in rather quiet All-Star Game

    AL tops NL in rather quiet All-Star Game
    Cody Bellinger won All-Star Game MVP Tuesday night. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)
    PHILADELPHIA — It was not the National League’s night on Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park as it lost 4-0 to the American League in the All-Star Game. A good first inning by the AL was all it needed; the NL did not show up on offense.Cristopher Sánchez was tagged for three runs in the top of the first. A two-out, bases-loaded single by the Yankees’ Cody Bellinger up the middle into center
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  • Cristopher Sánchez’s worst start at home this year comes in the All-Star Game

    Cristopher Sánchez’s worst start at home this year comes in the All-Star Game
    Cristopher Sánchez allowed three runs in the first inning of the All-Star Game. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)
    PHILADELPHIA — Cristopher Sánchez labored through his inning as the National League All-Star starter.
    He allowed three runs on three hits and walked two batters. With his pitch count creeping above 30, NL manager Dave Roberts had right-hander Riley O’Brien warming up in the bullpen. Sánchez was able to get out of the inning with a strikeout of Detroit&r

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