• Sosa’s slam saves the day as Phillies beat Angels in another wild comeback

    Sosa’s slam saves the day as Phillies beat Angels in another wild comeback
    Edmundo Sosa hit a go-ahead grand slam on Friday with the Phillies down to their last out. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)Bryson Stott couldn’t believe his eyes. Wade Meckler had just gone crashing over the right-field wall at Angel Stadium, robbing the Phillies third baseman of a go-ahead three-run homer and putting them one out away from a stinging defeat against baseball’s worst team.Stott will just have to defer the spotlight to a pinch-hitter.That pinch-hitter, Edmundo Sosa,
  • Former Phillies pitcher and 1980 World Series champion Larry Christenson passes away

    Former Phillies pitcher and 1980 World Series champion Larry Christenson passes away
    Former Phillies pitcher Larry Christenson passed died unexpectedly on Friday. (Ian D’Andrea on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0)Former Phillies pitcher and 1980 World Series champion Larry Christenson died unexpectedly on Friday morning, the club announced. The Washington native was spending time with family and friends on a fishing trip in his home state. He was 72 years old.Christenson pitched 11 major-league seasons for the Phillies, winning 83 games with a career 3.79 ERA. He debuted as a te
  • Phillies release former organizational minor-league pitcher of the year amid disaster season

    Phillies release former organizational minor-league pitcher of the year amid disaster season
    The Phillies released Jean Cabrera. (Photo courtesy of the Reading Fightin Phils)The Phillies released a former organizational minor-league pitcher of the year amid a disaster season from the starter.Right-hander Jean Cabrera, named a Paul Owens Award winner by the club in 2021, was released on Friday, the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils announced. He had previously been designated for assignment by the Phillies last month. Cabrera, 24, had a 7.64 ERA in 21 minor-league outings in 2026.Cabrera s

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