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• Cristopher Sánchez to start All-Star Game in Philly

  12-07-2026 19:33 via philliesnation.com
  
  Cristopher Sánchez will start the All-Star Game in Philly, per a report. (Photo: Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — Cristopher Sánchez will start for the National League in the All-Star Game on Tuesday in Philadelphia, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post.
  The Phillies left-hander is the first pitcher to start the All-Star Game in his home ballpark since Clayton Kershaw got the nod for the National League at Dodger Stadium in 2022. The only other Phillie to start
  
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• Phillies announce starting rotation for first series after All-Star break

  15-07-2026 22:10 via philliesnation.com
  
  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
  
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• Phillies All-Stars soak in the fireworks, appreciate ‘Sandlot’ tribute: ‘It almost just brings tears to my eyes’

  15-07-2026 13:30 via philliesnation.com
  
  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
  
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• Delco native Kevin McGonigle met his idol — a Phillies legend — before hometown All-Star Game

  15-07-2026 07:50 via philliesnation.com
  
  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
  
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• AL tops NL in rather quiet All-Star Game

  15-07-2026 06:26 via philliesnation.com
  
  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

  15-07-2026 04:30 via philliesnation.com
  
  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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• Why is MLB airing ads for salary cap during broadcasts?

  14-07-2026 22:03 via philliesnation.com
  
  Rob Manfred is the commissioner of baseball. (Arturo Pardavila III)
  PHILADELPHIA — If you’ve watched a Phillies game or any big-league matchup on MLB.tv lately, you’ve likely seen the commercial.With the collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association set to expire after this season, the league has launched an advertisement campaign called “Level the Playing Field,” promoting the idea of a salary cap in the next CBA. Th
  
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• Why star closers Jhoan Duran and Mason Miller could steal the show at the All-Star Game

  14-07-2026 21:52 via philliesnation.com
  
  The two best closers in baseball, Jhoan Duran and Mason Miller, are on the NL All-Star team. (Photos: Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA – When the lights go down and The Undertaker’s signature gong hits in the ninth inning of a close game at Citizens Bank Park, Jhoan Duran is getting the ball.
  Since arriving in Philadelphia via trade at last year’s deadline, Duran has been the Phillies’ bonafide closer. He has reached another level this year, going 24 for 25 in
  
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• Brandon Marsh made the All-Star Game, so this Phillies fan had the outfielder’s sister shave his head

  14-07-2026 13:30 via philliesnation.com
  
  Brandon Marsh is an All-Star starter. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — On June 16, a Phillies fan named Davis made a vow. Posting from his popular Instagram account, @brandonmarshupdates, he said he would shave his head if outfielder Brandon Marsh made the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.In the midst of a breakout season, Marsh was voted in as a National League starter. He’ll make his first career All-Star appearance when he bats seventh and plays right field o
  
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• Superstar Kyle Schwarber puts on show for Philly crowd in Home Run Derby: ‘It exceeded my expectation’

  14-07-2026 07:36 via philliesnation.com
  
  Kyle Schwarber finished second in the Home Run Derby. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — The ball rolled toward the infield after a fan tossed back the memento from Jordan Walker‘s 12th and final home run in the championship round of the Home Run Derby. The Cardinals breakout All-Star stole the show on Monday night at Citizens Bank Park, slicing his way through boos and jeers with line drive after tank shot to win the event in dramatic, walk-off fashion.It wasn’t pe
  
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• Bryce Harper reflects on memorable entrance, Philly Home Run Derby experience

  14-07-2026 06:48 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper competed in the Home Run Derby. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper heard a familiar voice as he stepped on to the field. With the Citizens Bank Park crowd roaring, legendary ring announcer Michael Buffer narrated the moment. “From your hometown Philadelphia Phillies, Bryce Harper!” Harper, as he entered the stage at second base built to resemble a boxing ring, climbed the turnbuckle and saluted the roaring Philadelphia crowd, emul
  
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• Mike Trout ‘never would’ve envisioned’ playing in the All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park

  13-07-2026 23:31 via philliesnation.com
  
  The 2026 All-Star Game is a homecoming of sorts for Mike Trout. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — He’s played here before, but when Mike Trout steps into the batter’s box to face off with Cristopher Sánchez on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park to start the All-Star Game, it’ll mark his first time playing in South Philly on a stage like this.Trout is leading off and playing center field for the American League.“I never would’ve envision
  
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• Cristopher Sánchez isn’t nervous to start the All-Star Game: ‘I feel at home’

  13-07-2026 23:03 via philliesnation.com
  
  Dodgers manager Dave Roberts selected Cristopher Sánchez as the NL’s All-Star starter. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation
  PHILADELPHIA — When the National League takes the field for the start of the All-Star Game Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park, Cristopher Sánchez will take the mound as the starting pitcher.“This feels really special,” Sánchez said through Phillies interpreter Diego D’Aniello. “Really exciting. Even more so being here a
  
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• All-Star Game lineup: Where are Kyle Schwarber, Brandon Marsh batting for National League?

  13-07-2026 20:15 via philliesnation.com
  
  Brandon Marsh and Kyle Schwarber are starting in the All-Star Game. (Madeline Ressler/Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — When Dodgers manager Dave Roberts hands his National League lineup card to home-plate umpire Alan Porter before Major League Baseball’s 96th All-Star Game on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park, three Phillies will be listed among the starters in their home stadium.Left-handed ace Cristopher Sánchez, with a 2.62 ERA in 20 first-half starts, will start on the m
  
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• How to watch the MLB Home Run Derby and All-Star Game

  13-07-2026 18:57 via philliesnation.com
  
  Citizens Bank Park is the host of this year’s All-Star Game. (Madeline Ressler/Phillies Nation)
  Major League Baseball’s All-Star Week is under way in Philadelphia, as the city hosts baseball’s best players for the first time since July 1996. While certain events have already taken or are taking place, such as the All-Star Futures Game and the All-Star Village, the main festivities begin Monday night with the Home Run Derby. Then on Tuesday night comes the Midsummer Classic its
  
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• All-Star roundtable: Predictions for Home Run Derby, All-Star Game in Philadelphia

  13-07-2026 13:00 via philliesnation.com
  
  The All-Star Game is in Philadelphia. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — The 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game festivities have already begun at Citizens Bank Park. But before the 96th Midsummer Classic can take place on Tuesday, the annual Home Run Derby is coming to Philadelphia on Monday. Two Phillies superstars, Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber, will be part of the eight-batter field before suiting up alongside four of their teammates for the National League the next
  
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• MLB draft: Who did Phillies take on Day 2?

  13-07-2026 01:27 via philliesnation.com
  
  The Phillies selected five college right-handed pitchers on Sunday. (Tim Kelly/Phillies Nation)
  After picking five times on Day 1, the Phillies made 16 more selections on Day 2 of Major League Baseball’s 2026 amateur draft. Here is everything you need to know about all of them.
  Round 5 — No. 161: Will Gasparino, OF, UCLA
  The No. 72 draft prospect in MLB Pipeline‘s ranking, Gasparino paced the Bruins with 64 RBIs in 2026 and was second on the team in homers with 20. The 6-
  
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• J.T. Realmuto comes up with big hit in win against Tigers

  12-07-2026 22:32 via philliesnation.com
  
  J.T. Realmuto had a bases-clearing double in a win against the Tigers. (Madeline Ressler/Phillies Nation)
  It has not been a great first half offensively for J.T. Realmuto. The veteran catcher entered Sunday batting .200 with a .618 OPS. Realmuto has had an OPS of at least .700 in every season since 2016.Realmuto is known to heat up later in the summer, as August is usually his month the same way June is Kyle Schwarber’s month. Realmuto ended the first half on a high note, with a bases-cle
  
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• After first time pitching at Citizens Bank Park, Gage Wood isn’t looking too far ahead

  12-07-2026 21:35 via philliesnation.com
  
  Gage Wood started the All-Star Futures Game on Sunday. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — The first pitch Phillies top pitching prospect Gage Wood fired from the Citizens Bank Park pitcher’s mound Sunday was a 96.6 mph four-seam fastball. Athletics prospect Leo De Vries, one of baseball’s top prospects, swung through the pitch. Wood, the Phillies’ first-round pick from a season ago, fired three more pitches to De Vries before he reached base on a bloop single
  
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• All-Star Futures Game: Phillies prospect perseveres after Tommy John surgery, has tattoo to remember it

  12-07-2026 20:53 via philliesnation.com
  
  Wen-Hui Pan pitched in the Futures Game. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — On the left side of Wen-Hui Pan‘s neck, the right-hander pitcher has a tattoo that reads “PERSEVERE” in vertical English letters. The native of Taiwan got it last year, after he underwent Tommy John surgery, one of three different surgeries he’d had in his young career.The ink stays there as a message for Pan to keep going, even after going through injury-related adversity.&ldquo
  
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• Phillies ‘completely comfortable’ with first-round draft pick after infielder missed entire high school season with back injury

  12-07-2026 03:06 via philliesnation.com
  
  Citizens Bank Park has been home to the Phillies since 2004. (Tim Kelly/Phillies Nation)
  Despite missing his entire senior season of high school with a back issue, shortstop Tyler Spangler provided Philadelphia with enough to make him their first selection in the 2026 Major League Baseball amateur draft. The Phillies are “super excited” about the 18-year-old they took with the No. 36 pick on Saturday afternoon after being impressed with what they saw before his injury and at two rec
  
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• Cristopher Sánchez bounces back against Tigers to finish strong first half

  12-07-2026 02:49 via philliesnation.com
  
  Cristopher Sánchez is 11-4 this year. (Madeline Ressler/Phillies Nation)
  Cristopher Sánchez finished his first half on a high note against the Tigers on Saturday night in Detroit, bouncing back from a career-worst start. After giving up 10 earned runs against the Royals last Monday, Sánchez finished seven innings Saturday in a 4-2 Phillies win.Sánchez did not have his best stuff. He worked around 10 hits, nine of which were singles, and was charged with two runs. But
  
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• MLB draft: Which prospects did Phillies pick on Day 1?

  12-07-2026 01:25 via philliesnation.com
  
  Citizens Bank Park has been the home of the Phillies since 2004. (Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire),
  Day 1 of Major League Baseball’s 2026 amateur draft has wrapped up, and the Phillies walked away with an infielder, an outfielder and a trio of college right-handed pitchers.Philadelphia selected shortstop Tyler Spangler out of De La Salle High School with the 36th pick in the first round, outfielder Caden Bogenpohl out of Missouri State University with the 64th pick in the second round, righ
  
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• Phillies draft high school SS Tyler Spangler in first round

  11-07-2026 23:01 via philliesnation.com
  
  The Phillies had the 36th pick. (Ty Daubert/Phillies Nation)
  With the penultimate pick in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft, the Phillies went the prep route to bolster their infield depth.
  Philadelphia selected high school shortstop Tyler Spangler at No. 36 overall Saturday afternoon. Spangler, 18, is a 6-foot-3 left-handed batter and right-handed thrower out of Concord, California.The No. 53 draft prospect in MLB Pipeline‘s ranking for 2026, Spangler batted .430 with 10
  
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• Jim Thome’s son, Landon, taken by White Sox in MLB draft

  11-07-2026 22:07 via philliesnation.com
  
  Jim Thome spent parts of four seasons with the Phillies. (Drew Hallowell/Icon SMI)
  PHILADELPHIA — Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the name of Landon Thome on Saturday afternoon in front of a Philadelphia crowd during the initial compensatory round of Major League Baseball’s amateur draft held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.The son of former slugger Jim Thome, who played for the Phillies and White Sox during his Hall of Fame career, Landon Thome was taken by the Chicago Whi
  
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• Andrew Painter struggles in third start back at Triple-A, gets pulled in third inning

  11-07-2026 19:27 via philliesnation.com
  
  Andrew Painter was pulled in the third inning on Friday. (Cheryl Pursell)
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Andrew Painter took the mound for Triple-A Lehigh Valley for the third time since his demotion from the Phillies on June 17. After producing solid outings in his previous two starts, Friday was a rough showing at Coca-Cola Park from start to finish for the right-hander.The 23-year-old was pulled in the top of the third after allowing seven earned runs on eight hits and one home run, walking four and
  
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• Phillies swap Triple-A catchers, release veteran outfielder in IronPigs roster moves

  11-07-2026 18:13 via philliesnation.com
  
  Payton Henry is back with the IronPigs. (Cheryl Pursell)
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Phillies have continued to swap out positional depth at Triple-A Lehigh Valley, releasing a pair of part-time contributors after brief stints in the organization.Catcher René Pinto was released on Tuesday ahead of the IronPigs’ homestand versus Columbus, three days after the Phillies signed former IronPig catcher Payton Henry to a minor-league contract. Additionally, outfielder and former top prospe
  
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• Ugly night for bullpen leads to lopsided loss to Tigers

  11-07-2026 03:29 via philliesnation.com
  
  Tim Mayza allowed five runs (four earned) in a loss to the Tigers. (Photo by David Dennis/Icon Sportswire)
  The Phillies stumbled into the All-Star break last season, losing two out of three close games against the Padres in San Diego. This year’s Phillies are going through a similar slump, as they dropped the first game against the Detroit Tigers in the last series before the break by a final of 10-2.
  Pending the results of the Marlins vs. Guardians game, the Phillies could end the night
  
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• Jimmy Rollins, Ken Griffey Jr. talk importance of HBCU Swingman Classic

  11-07-2026 01:03 via philliesnation.com
  
  Jimmy Rollins is managing the National League team in the 2026 HBCU Swingman Classic at Citizens Bank Park. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — The HBCU Swingman Classic is in its fourth year, and this year’s edition has a Phillies tie-in with Jimmy Rollins managing the National League team at Citizens Bank Park.Rollins, a Phillies franchise icon, didn’t hesitate when asked to take part.“When I got the call, it was just a matter of scheduling,” Rollins
  
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• Kyle Schwarber to participate in 2026 Home Run Derby

  10-07-2026 19:06 via philliesnation.com
  
  Kyle Schwarber is in for the Home Run Derby. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)
  PHILADELPHIA — MLB home run leader Kyle Schwarber will participate in the 2026 Home Run Derby in Philadelphia, the Phillies announced Friday on social media.As of July 10, Schwarber is the only hitter in the majors with over 30 home runs. For a second consecutive year, Schwarber will enter the All-Star break with at least 30 home runs.
  A sore back was only thing that was going to keep Schwarber from competing i
  
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