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• Will 2027 really be Zack Wheeler’s last season? Phillies ‘can’t answer that yet’

  15-10-2026 23:00 via Phillies Nation
  
  Will Zack Wheeler really retire after 2027? (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)PHILADELPHIA — Phillies ace Zack Wheeler has stated that he’ll retire at the end of his current contract. He’s stated that his statusfor 2028 and beyond “is still up in the air.”So as the Phillies prepare for his final year under contract, do they also have to operate as if 2027 will be his final as an active player? According to president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, that’s
  
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• Phillies add former Mets manager to coaching staff, searching for new hitting coach after shakeup

  15-10-2026 21:06 via Phillies Nation
  
  Carlos Mendoza will be Philadelphia’s infield and third-base coach. (Photo by Terence Lewis/Icon Sportswire)PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies had two openings on their coaching staff with the firings of hitting coach Kevin Long and infield coach Bobby Dickerson. One of them has already been filled.Former Mets manager and Yankees bench coach Carlos Mendoza was hired as the new infield and third-base coach under manager Don Mattingly, whose interim tag was removed as he signed a two-year de
  
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• Everything Dave Dombrowski and Don Mattingly said about Trea Turner

  15-10-2026 20:51 via Phillies Nation
  
  Trea Turner may not stick at shortstop in 2027. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)The Phillies are open to keeping Trea Turner at shortstop next season, but improvement is “mandatory” for Turner to remain at the position.Dave Dombrowski, in an hour-long news conference with reporters, spoke candidly about Turner’s disappointing 2026 season. The Phillies are confident that he can bounce back offensively, but the club is much more open to a position change this year than they have b
  
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• Phillies make first roster move of offseason, agree to deal to bring back veteran reliever

  15-10-2026 19:36 via Phillies Nation
  
  Tim Mayza will be back with the Phillies. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)PHILADELPHIA — During a one-hour, two-minute end-of-season press conference that covered a number of different topics regarding the state of the franchise, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced the club’s first roster move of the offseason.Left-hander Tim Mayza has agreed to terms on a contract to return to Philadelphia for the 2027 season, Dombrowski said Thursday morning at Cit
  
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• Report: Phillies to part ways with hitting coach Kevin Long, infield coach Bobby Dickerson

  15-10-2026 01:49 via Phillies Nation
  
  Bobby Dickerson (left) and Kevin Long (right) will not return to the Phillies coaching staff. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)Don Mattingly is back, but there will be at least two changes to his coaching staff.
  The Phillies will not bring back hitting coach Kevin Long and infield coach Bobby Dickerson, NBC Sports Philadelphia Jim Salisbury reports.
  Long, who has two years remaining on his existing deal with the team, was hired as Phillies hitting coach prior to the 2022 season. In his last yea
  
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