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• Trea Turner hits cathartic go-ahead home run in win against Royals

  06-08-2023 02:46 via philliesnation.com
  
  Trea Turner went 2-for-4 in Saturday’s game against the Royals. (Don Otto/Phillies Nation)Final Score: Phillies 9, Royals 6During Phillies batting practice on Friday, Trea Turner got Kevin Long’s attention.
  He wanted to steal the Phillies hitting coach for a private session inside. Alec Bohm and Brandon Marsh, who were in the first group, lightly teased Long for pulling away from the rest of the hitters.
  “What about the 13 other guys you need to help?” Marsh joked.
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• 7 numbers to remember on Phillies pitching staff’s dominant start to season

  07-06-2024 20:58 via philliesnation.com
  
  Zack Wheeler has a 2.23 ERA this season.(Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Rob Thomson on Wednesday took a moment to reflect on what his pitching staff has accomplished.
  The Phillies just completed a sweep of the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers. The offense scored seven runs, but the pitching staff allowed only two. Against a Brewers offense that’s tied for sixth in the league in runs scored, it was a pleasant surprise.“It says a lot about our pitching staff,” Thomson said
  
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• Phillies Nuggets: 7 right-handed hitting outfielders that could be trade targets

  07-06-2024 16:49 via philliesnation.com
  
  Could the Phillies make a trade for Luis Robert? (Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire)
  In an appearance on MLB Network Radio last weekend, former Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds executive Jim Bowden said that three general managers told him that the “No. 1 priority” of the Philadelphia Phillies in early trade conversations has been an outfielder.On a team with World Series aspirations, it’s clear that adding an outfielder would make sense for president of baseball operat
  
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• Phillies news and rumors 6/7: Club trades with Rays for minor-league outfielder

  07-06-2024 16:08 via philliesnation.com
  
  Dave Dombrowski is already active in the outfield trade market. (Cheryl Pursell)
  The Phillies’ fixations ahead of the trade deadline are reportedly on the outfield market, and Thursday provided evidence — low-stakes though it may be — of that assessment.The club traded for Ruben Cardenas from the Tampa Bay Rays for cash considerations, as first reported by ESPN‘s Kiley McDaniel. Cardenas, 26, has slashed .281/.346/.530 in Triple-A this year.
  Ruben Cardenas drives in his
  
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• MLB trade season guide: What prospects could the Phillies realistically move?

  06-06-2024 16:18 via philliesnation.com
  
  This is a guest post written by Aram Leighton, the co-founder and executive editor of JustBaseball.com. Aram recently released his updated look at the top 100 prospects in baseball, a list that included four Phillies.
  Would the Phillies trade Justin Crawford? (Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire)
  There’s been few executives more aggressive than Dave Dombrowski over the last few decades. Famously willing to push the chips forward in the name of a World Series title, the Phillies president of baseba
  
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• Phillies news and rumors 6/6: Aaron Nola reacts to facing Rhys Hoskins for first time

  06-06-2024 14:47 via philliesnation.com
  
  Rhys Hoskins faced the Phillies for the first time this week. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Aaron Nola and Rhys Hoskins debuted more than two years apart from each other but became the collective face of the Phillies’ transition from rebuilders to contenders. When the 2018 Phillies led the NL East by a game on Aug. 12, it was not with Bryce Harper, nor J.T. Realmuto, nor Zack Wheeler. It was with Nola and Hoskins.Seven seasons after they first appeared in a Major League game together
  
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• The Phillies Show: Bryce Harper talks Philly fans, London Series and ‘It’s Always Sunny’ promo

  06-06-2024 06:12 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper is in his sixth season with the Phillies. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Phillies superstar Bryce Harper sat down with Todd Zolecki, Jim Salisbury and Ruben Amaro Jr. of “The Phillies Show” for a rare long-form interview.
  Harper hit on a variety of topics, including connecting with Philly fans, the “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” promo with Chase Utley, and his Father’s influence on his career.
  Harper also discussed using his Father’
  
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• Aaron Nola shines, Nick Castellanos homers as Phillies sweep Brewers

  06-06-2024 00:23 via philliesnation.com
  
  Aaron Nola pitched seven shutout innings on Wednesday. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)
  Final Score: Phillies 2, Brewers 0Coming into this week, there were only two National League teams that hadn’t been swept — the Brewers and Phillies. But after this week’s three-game series between to the two NL clubs at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies are now the only team in the league to not be the victims of a sweep.After picking up back-to-back, low-scoring wins on Monday and
  
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• Ranger Suárez expected to start Saturday in London

  05-06-2024 20:51 via philliesnation.com
  
  Ranger Suárez is expected to start Saturday for the Phillies in London. (Cheryl Pursell)
  Ranger Suárez (thumb) is scheduled to throw a light bullpen on Friday during the Phillies’ workout day in London and is expected to start the next day against the New York Mets.
  Rob Thomson told reporters prior to Wednesday’s game against the Brewers that Suárez played catch and that the thumb “feels good.”Taijuan Walker will start Sunday with Zack Wheeler schedu
  
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• Phillies news and rumors 6/5: Another home game has been flexed to ‘Sunday Night Baseball’

  05-06-2024 16:24 via philliesnation.com
  
  Citizens Bank Park has been the home of the Phillies since 2004. (Ty Daubert, Phillies Nation)
  On Tuesday, ESPN announced that another Phillies’ home game has been added to the “Sunday Night Baseball” schedule. The game on Sunday, Sept. 1 against the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park will now take place in the evening, instead of the originally scheduled 1:35 p.m. ET start time.It will be the third time the Phillies will host a Sunday night game this season. They just hoste
  
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• Nick Castellanos comes through in extra innings to secure series win against Brewers

  05-06-2024 03:46 via philliesnation.com
  
  Nick Castellanos delivered with a walk-off hit in the tenth inning. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Final Score: Phillies 2, Brewers 1 (10 innings)The Phillies, after struggling to get much going against a talented Milwaukee Brewers pitching staff, finally came through late in the game.
  On the first pitch from Brewers reliever Joel Payamps in the bottom of the tenth, Nick Castellanos laced a double the opposite way to secure a series victory against the NL Central-leading Brewers.Alec Bohm ti
  
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• Rob Thomson on Taijuan Walker: ‘I trust him’

  05-06-2024 01:31 via philliesnation.com
  
  Taijuan Walker has a 5.73 ERA. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Taijuan Walker is off to an uneven start. His first three outings were decent given the circumstances. He allowed three earned runs over six innings in his first start of the season against the Padres in San Diego on April 28, came back out for the seventh and allowed a three-run home run before getting pulled with one out. His next two outings were quality starts, then the results began to turn.
  He left his next start early again
  
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• Phillies Injury Updates: Ranger Suárez set for bullpen session on Wednesday

  05-06-2024 01:30 via philliesnation.com
  
  Ranger Suarez will have a bullpen session Wednesday. (Cody Glenn/Icon Sportswire)
  The Latest Phillies Injury UpdatesRanger Suárez (left hand contusion)Status: ActiveAfter telling reporters Suárez would likely avoid a stint on the injured list on Monday, Rob Thomson confirmed Suárez played catch on Tuesday. He’s scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Wednesday, per Thomson. “It looks good so far,” said Thomson. Thomson also said it will depend on how Su&aa
  
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• David Dahl gets full Phillies experience on ‘surreal’ first night with team

  04-06-2024 17:14 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryson Stott douses David Dahl after he homered in his first game with the team. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  David Dahl was a non-roster invitee to Philadelphia Phillies Spring Training. He homered twice and drove in seven runs, but ultimately was lost the in battle for the final bench spot that saw Cristian Pache edge out Jake Cave.To his credit, Dahl — an All-Star in 2019 for the Colorado Rockies — went to Triple-A and raked for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. In 147 at-bats, Da
  
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• Phillies news and rumors 6/4: Ranger Suárez to avoid injured list

  04-06-2024 16:32 via philliesnation.com
  
  Ranger Suárez (thumb) could start Saturday. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)
  Ranger Suárez (thumb) could start Saturday against the New York Mets in London.
  Manager Rob Thomson said prior to Monday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers that Suárez is scheduled to play catch on Tuesday and throw a bullpen on Wednesday. The team will determine whether or not he could make his next start on Saturday after the bullpen session.
  He’ll almost certainly avoid the
  
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• Phillies’ minor leaguer José Rodríguez suspended for violating betting policy

  04-06-2024 16:30 via philliesnation.com
  
  A Phillies minor leaguer has been suspended. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Philadelphia Phillies’ minor leaguer José Rodríguez was one of five players Major League Baseball announced suspensions of Tuesday for violating the league’s gambling rules.MLB announced the following suspensions for unrelated violations of MLB's sports betting policy:*Padres INF/OF Tucupita Marcano: permanently ineligible
  *A's RHP Michael Kelly: 1 year
  *Padres LHP Jay Groome: 1 year
  *Philli
  
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• Phillies fans treated to perfect night in Hoskins’ return to Philadelphia

  04-06-2024 02:52 via philliesnation.com
  
  Rhys Hoskins salutes Phillies fans in his return to Citizens Bank Park. (Grace Del Pizzo/PhilliesNation)
  Final Score: Phillies 3, Brewers 1
  It was a perfect night for the more than 43,500 fans who packed Citizens Bank Park to see Rhys Hoskins play against the Phillies and for the Phillies to play against Rhys Hoskins.
  The former Phillies first baseman walked, stole a base, got called out at home and homered against his former teammate Zack Wheeler in his first game back at Citizens Bank Park. H
  
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• Watch: Rhys Hoskins gets rousing ovations in return to Citizens Bank Park

  04-06-2024 01:29 via philliesnation.com
  
  Former Philadelphia Phillies slugger Rhys Hoskins got multiple rousing ovations before his first at-bat as a visitor at Citizens Bank Park Monday with the Milwaukee Brewers in town for a three-game set.
  There was a loud ovation at Citizens Bank Park when Rhys Hoskins’ name was read off by Dan Baker in pregame lineup introductions. pic.twitter.com/whsa8QLVXI— Tim Kelly (@TimKellySports) June 3, 2024Here’s the video the Phillies played at Citizens Bank Park honoring Rhys Hoskins
  
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• Rhys Hoskins hopes first game back is the start of turning the page on time in Philadelphia

  04-06-2024 00:45 via philliesnation.com
  
  Rhys Hoskins is back in Philadelphia. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Milwaukee Brewers players and staff members were amused as they walked by two dozen Philadelphia media members huddled around the visiting dugout.
  “Jesus Christ!” someone yelled.
  “Holy F***,” another yelled.
  “Rhys isn’t coming out today, sorry guys” joked another.Hoskins was a popular guy during his seven-year tenure with the Philadelphia Phillies. He came up in 2017 as the beacon o
  
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• Brandon Marsh ‘looking for a pretty quick turnaround’ from hamstring injury

  03-06-2024 21:31 via philliesnation.com
  
  Brandon Marsh was placed on the injured list. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  The Philadelphia Phillies announced Monday afternoon that they have placed left fielder Brandon Marsh on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain.Additionally, utility-man Kody Clemens — who was scratched from Sunday’s lineup — has also been placed on the 10-day injured list with low back spasms. His placement is retroactive to May 31.
  To replace Marsh and Clemens, the Phillies have re
  
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• Watch Phillies Nation TV Episode 2 – Bowling for the Troops

  03-06-2024 21:15 via philliesnation.com
  
  Sam Stafford chats with Aaron Nola at his Foundation’s Bowling for the Troops event co hosted by Team RWB and Yuengling.
  Plus “The Man” Chase Utley joins the guys from “The Phillies Show” to discuss the upcoming London series.
  We also check in with Charles Kappe from Wheelhouse in West Chester to discuss the resurgence in the card collecting hobby.
  Additional segments include: “Shibe Vintage Sports’ Crazy Philly Sports Stories You’ve Never Heard&rd
  
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• Veteran David Dahl is setting himself up for big league opportunity

  03-06-2024 17:43 via philliesnation.com
  
  David Dahl has produced in Triple-A. (Cheryl Pursell)
  Veteran outfielder David Dahl has lit up the Lehigh Valley at the plate this season, producing at a level that could have him on the verge of a major-league call-up.Dahl, 30, has mashed 12 home runs in 43 Triple-A games with a 1.076 OPS in his first season in the Phillies organization. And with left fielder Brandon Marsh exiting Sunday night’s game with a hamstring strain, Dahl could be on his way to Philadelphia soon as a potential re
  
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• Phillies news and rumors 6/3: Brewers in town for potential preview of future playoff series

  03-06-2024 15:50 via philliesnation.com
  
  Citizens Bank Park is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2024. (Ty Daubert, Phillies Nation)
  Before the start of the season, Phillies fans everywhere circled this week’s series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Citizens Bank Park on their calendars. But not because the Brewers themselves were coming to town. Instead, it was when Rhys Hoskins, whose tenure in the Phillies organization lasted nearly a decade, would return to the ballpark he called home for his entire big-league career prior
  
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• The latest on Brandon Marsh’s hamstring injury

  03-06-2024 05:17 via philliesnation.com
  
  Brandon Marsh left Sunday’s game. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson said before Sunday evening’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals that the team was holding shortstop Edmundo Sosa out a night after he had some left hamstring tightness because “we don’t need any more hamstrings hurt around here.”
  Unfortunately for the Phillies, they didn’t escape Sunday’s extra-inning loss without losing another player to an i
  
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• Walker struggles, Marsh leaves with injury and Phillies lose in extras

  03-06-2024 04:16 via philliesnation.com
  
  Taijuan Walker struggled Sunday. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  The Philadelphia Phillies have the NL’s best record, but Sunday evening’s extra-inning loss to the St. Louis Cardinals offered a glimpse into where the team may have deficiencies — starter No. 5, keeping hamstrings healthy and finding a way to plate the ghost runner in extra innings.On the night, Taijuan Walker gave up five hits, four earned runs, walked three and allowed two home runs. He did strike out five,
  
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• Phillies Nuggets: The latest on Ranger Suárez and Edmundo Sosa

  02-06-2024 23:09 via philliesnation.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA, PA – JUNE 01: Ranger Suárez #55 of the Philadelphia Phillies leaves the field after getting hit by a batted ball in the second inning the game against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 1, 2024 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.(Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)
  The positivity that Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson showed postgame Saturday regarding the status of All-Star candidate Ranger Suárez carried over to Sunday afternoon&rsqu
  
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• Phillies reportedly targeting outfielders on trade market

  02-06-2024 18:30 via philliesnation.com
  
  Dave Dombrowski has some interesting decisions to make before the July 30 trade deadline. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire)
  Consider #tradeSZN officially underway.On MLB Network Radio, former Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden revealed that multiple executives have told him that the Philadelphia Phillies top priority so far in trade conversations has been an outfield upgrade.Jim Bowden on Phillies Trade discussions:“I’ve had 3 GM’s tell me
  
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• Spencer Turnbull, bullpen step up in Suárez’s absence in win against Cardinals

  02-06-2024 03:46 via philliesnation.com
  
  Spencer Turnbull threw three shutout innings in a win against the St. Louis Cardinals. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Final Score: Phillies 6, Cardinals 1The packed house at Citizens Bank Park was rocking as the Phillies put up a three spot against Cardinals starter Sonny Gray in the second inning.That energy quickly turned into angst when Ranger Suárez was hit with a hard comebacker off the bat of Alec Burleson and did not emerge from the dugout for the third inning. He left the game
  
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• Ranger Suárez leaves game early with injury

  02-06-2024 01:55 via philliesnation.com
  
  Ranger Suarez left Saturday’s game early. (Cody Glenn/Icon Sportswire)
  Ranger Suárez is out of Saturday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals after two innings after he appeared to get hit hard in the left hand.
  Suárez was hit directly with a 106.1 mph line drive off the bat of Alec Burleson. Suárez fielded the ball and fired to first for the final out, but winced in pain as he returned to the dugout. He went straight down the tunnel with assistant athletic tra
  
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• Phillies get positive news on Ranger Suárez

  02-06-2024 01:55 via philliesnation.com
  
  Ranger Suarez left Saturday’s game early. (Cody Glenn/Icon Sportswire)
  The Phillies got great news on Ranger Suárez on Saturday.
  X-rays on Suárez’s left hand came back negative, Rob Thomson said postgame. There is swelling around his left thumb. The Phillies will wait a couple days to get the swelling down and see if he can grip a baseball. It’s unclear if Suárez will make his next start, which is tentatively scheduled for next Saturday in London against t
  
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