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Friday, April 24, 2026
Phillies call up No. 19 prospect McFarlane to make MLB debut
Phillies recall rookie pitcher from Double-A to take Taijuan Walker’s spot on roster

The latest Phillies roster moves.

Phillies Recall Alex McFarlane For MLB Debut

The Phillies announced that they have recalled right-hander Alex McFarlane from Double-A Reading. He’ll be making his major league debut as soon as he gets into a game. The Phils had an open...

Alec Bohm showing admirable perseverance as all kinds of Phillies struggles mount

While Alec Bohm has not been playing well, the fog looks like it will start to lift for him soon, at least on the field.

Why Zack Wheeler can still thrive if his velocity doesn’t completely return

Zack Wheeler's expansive pitch mix could be a major help as he returns from injury.

Phillies watching Flyers’ success should wake Dave Dombrowski up to difficult reality

The once-forgotten Philadelphia Flyers have taken over the city with a Cinderella playoff run, relegating the vaunted Phillies to irrelevant status. 

Phils, on verge of worst skid this century, look for answers vs. Braves

The surging Atlanta Braves will try to compound Philadelphia's recent struggles when they open a three-game series against the visiting Phillies on Fr

Phillies’ Alec Bohm faith looks worse by the day as rumored offseason target explodes onto MLB scene

The most second-guessed Dave Dombrowski move was retaining embattled third baseman Alec Bohm, and the decision to pass on Japanese star free agent Munetaka Murakami is looking worse every day. 

What channel is Braves vs. Phillies on today? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch MLB Friday Night Baseball game

NL East rivals clash as the Braves and Phillies open a weekend series in Atlanta. Here's when and where to watch Friday.

Phillies' Bryce Harper delivers blunt message as frustration boils during MLB's worst losing streak

The Phillies are in a terrible spot and even Bryce Harper is speechless.

Thursday, April 23, 2026
Schwarber: Phillies 'fighting' despite 9-game skid

The flailing Phillies fought on Thursday but after a ninth straight loss, Philadelphia was reduced to searching for the positives in another negative result.

Despite dropping 9th straight, Phillies see signs of relief in slugfest with Cubs
Phillies' Taijuan Walker release continues bold front office pattern fans can believe in

The Phillies released Taijuan Walker, making a change that seemed destined to happen. The Phillies have been stagnant in the past, but now seem more willing to pull the trigger on cutting bait...

Cubs win in extras to post 9th straight, send Phils to 9th consecutive loss

Dansby Swanson laced a walk-off single in the 10th inning to give the Chicago Cubs an 8-7 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies and extend t

Phillies fight but get walked-off by Cubs, extending losing streak to nine games

The Phillies are losers of nine straight games after an extra-innings loss to the Cubs on Thursday.

Phillies slide continues in Chicago, who's to blame for worst start in 10 years?

The last time the Phillies went 25 games into a season without winning 10 games, Ben Revere led off, Ryan Howard hit cleanup after Chase Utley (aged 35 and 35 respectively) and Cole Hamels...

Insane stat emphasizes how awful Taijuan Walker was ahead of Phillies release

Every Philadelphia Phillies fan knew how bad Taijuan Walker was before his release, but this insane stat shows that his ineptitude was truly next-level.

Why Kyle Schwarber prevents Phillies from making groundbreaking $115 million trade with Astros

A trade like this would be a game-changer for the Phillies.

Sánchez tagged for season-high six runs in series finale vs. Cubs
Harper: Phillies must weather storm; Walker cut

Bryce Harper said the Phillies have "got to get through the mud" amid an eight-game losing streak that has resulted in the release of right-hander Taijuan Walker.

Struggling Phillies release RHP Taijuan Walker

The Philadelphia Phillies released veteran starter Taijuan Walker on Thursday despite $15 million remaining on his contract.,He signed a four-year, $7

Mets' first win in two weeks just shined worst possible spotlight on Phillies

The floundering Philadelphia Phillies are now the most struggling, frigid team in the division with the Mets having snapped their own losing streak.

Taijuan Walker released: How Phillies right-hander went from $72 million contract to getting cut

Walker has been dealing with steady velocity loss since the 2021 season

Red Sox and Phillies trade pitch would attempt to fix both teams, but hurt Philadelphia in long term

Could both teams help each other out?

Phillies are paying $34 million to players who aren't even on the roster anymore

Dave Dombrowksi has had some big misses lately.

Struggling Phillies release RHP Taijuan Walker

With Zack Wheeler set to return Saturday, the Phillies released Taijuan Walker – a poster child for bad contracts.

The Phillies need their two cornerstone pitchers to get back to form

As their losing streak extends to eight, the need for their top pitchers has never been higher.

Phillies release pitcher Taijuan Walker during final season of four-year contract

Taijuan Walker was released. (Photo by Terence Lewis/Icon Sportswire) Veteran pitcher Taijuan Walker will not play out the end of his four-year, $72 million contract in Philadelphia. On Thursday...

Phillies make bombshell release as early-season results force drastic decisions

The Phillies released Taijuan Walker after a disastrous start to 2026.

Phillies' hitting coach has ridiculous excuse for struggles against lefty pitching

This is a ridiculous reason for the Phillies hitters to be struggling vs. lefties this year.

Phillies finally release Taijaun Walker after wasteful $72 million deal

This signing did not work out at all for the Phillies.

MLB Panic Meter: Why the Phillies (and one AL contender) have even more reason to worry than the Mets

Nearly one month into the 2026 MLB season, we're taking stock of which should-be contenders are already feeling the heat

Phillies release Taijuan Walker amid 8-game slide
Phillies Release Taijuan Walker

The Phillies have released veteran right-hander Taijuan Walker, per a club announcement. Right-hander Nolan Hoffman is on his way up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley in a corresponding move....

With another one-inning output, Phillies’ offense keeps sputtering: ‘Not having much fun in here, which is tough’

CHICAGO — The Phillies’ losing streak has become so prolonged — now at eight games, or one-third of the season to date — that there are not many more original ways for things to go wrong, because...

MLB hitters turn into prime Joe DiMaggio when facing Phillies' Taijuan Walker in 2026

This is a brutal statistic for Taijuan Walker.

Checking in on recent former Phillies: Somehow, they're playing even worse
Cristopher Sánchez's history makes him a questionable stopper as Mets chase Phillies

The Phillies ace needs to be a stopper on Thursday against the Cubs, but we may not get that version of him.

Streaking Cubs ride offense into finale vs. sinking Phillies

Searching for a four-game sweep of the reeling Philadelphia Phillies, the host Chicago Cubs will have an opportunity to extend their winning streak to

3 red hot Phillies prospects whose starts can distract us from an abominable stretch

With the Phillies mired in a seven-game losing streak, the performance of Alex McFarlane, Dante Nori and Raylin Heredia in the minor leagues can still give fans hope.

Phillies stuck in purgatory with NL East rival Mets at 8-16, own MLB's worst mark in key stat

This isn't what the Phillies want to be known for at this point in the season.

Frustrated Phillies drop 8th straight: 'It sucks'

The Phillies lost their eighth consecutive game, 7-2 to the Cubs on Wednesday night, for their longest losing streak since 2018.

Sánchez looks to end Philly's lengthy spiral in Cubs series finale
Sánchez second in latest Pitcher Power Rankings
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Seiya Suzuki's 2-run HR helps Cubs beat Phillies to extend win streak

Pete Crow-Armstrong went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and Seiya Suzuki connected on a two-run homer on Wednesday, helping the Chicago Cubs earn a 7-2 victory

Phillies' adjustments can't snap funk as losing streak reaches 8 games
Streak up to eight as Walker struggles against Cubs

CHICAGO — The Phillies had nine hits, their most in nine days. There was other good news on Wednesday, but if you don’t care about hockey, that’s about it. The Phillies lost their eighth...

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Emergence of Harry Kalas Curse seems more possible by the day as Phillies spiral

Are the 2026 Phillies struggling solely because of baseball reasons, or is there something stranger at play?

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