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Thursday, September 24, 2026
Padres, Cubs and Phillies enter final days with three different wild-card advantages

Why one game separates Padres from Cubs and Phillies, but ties could change everything

4 surprise players who could crash Phillies' playoff roster at the last minute

A short set of games like the Wild Card Series gives the Phillies the flexibility to optimize the fringes of their rosters with role players. Just who could those role players be for the Phils?

Which team offers best matchup for Phillies in Wild Card round?

There's still some work to do. You can be sure, at least officially, the Phillies have two focuses and two focuses only right now — locking up a playoff berth and getting their rotation and...

Phillies still waiting for potential postseason clinch after loss, wins for NL opponents: ‘We know what we have to do’

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies had plans to possibly hang out at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday night for a potential celebration that could’ve been delayed until the early hours of Thursday morning...

Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Phillies make minor tweak to starting rotation ahead of final weekend of the season

PHILADELPHIA – Two Phillies starters, Andrew Painter and Cristopher Sánchez, will pitch on normal rest this week.  The Phillies are moving up the start dates of both Painter and Sánchez after the...

Nola not his best, Phils' offense quiet as clincher must wait another day
Here is each club's top Arizona Fall League prospect
Phillies Double-A catcher delivers go-ahead grand slam in championship-clinching game: ‘Pretty unbelievable’

READING, Pa. — The ball clanged off a light pole in right-center field, sending the announced crowd of 7,010 into a frenzy. It had been 31 years since the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils had won an...

How Cubs' gruesome Alex Bregman injury could change Phillies' early playoff fate

The Phillies could face off against the Chicago Cubs next week in the Wild Card Series. They lost Bregman to injury for the moment, but any diminished version of Bregman will be an opportunity for...

Phillies get a deserved 'B-' grade from ESPN for not-so-easy 2026 season

This mediocre letter grade is entirely justified for the Phillies.

Remembering Phillies' history of minor league champions as Reading Fightin Phils earn title

Let’s take a look back at some Phillies minor league champions from days gone by and what happened to some of the players that propelled them to victory.

Why the Phillies aren't ready to give Don Mattingly the permanent manager job -- at least not yet

The other two interim managers -- Andy Green of the Mets and Chad Tracy of the Red Sox -- were awarded permanent jobs on Tuesday

Zack Wheeler hits 2,000 strikeouts and puts Phillies on brink of playoff clinch

Wheeler struck out the first seven Brewers he faced, reached a career milestone and helped Philadelphia move closer to October.

There's only one way Phillies won't land Alex Cora after Mets, Red Sox lock in managers

As multiple interim managers around baseball agree to long-term contract, the Phillies and Don Mattingly should make sure to stay on the same page to ensure a pursuit of Alex Cora doesn't get...

Phillies' Wheeler opens with 7 straight K's, reaches 2,000 for career

Zack Wheeler struck out 11, including seven in a row to start the game, and Bryson Stott hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the eighth inning as the Phillies inched closer to clinching a...

3 players falling on the wrong side of the Phillies’ playoff roster bubble

One massive domino has already fallen for the Phillies in the form of embattled reliever Orion Kerkering’s demotion to the minor leagues, but what other players might find themselves on the...

After months off field, Phillies prospect Aidan Miller finishes season with minor-league championship: ‘Just staying resilient, man’

READING, Pa. — Aidan Miller was still wearing his uniform pants and a red sleeve on his right arm when he hopped shirtless into the pool just beyond the fence in right field at FirstEnergy...

Players who could make an impact in their first postseason
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Marsh breaks out of 2nd-half slide with 2 key hits in Phils' win
Relentless offense, improved pitching from key prospects spur Phils' Double-A squad to title
Phillies To Decide On Mattingly’s Managerial Future After Season

Tuesday was a surprisingly big day on the managerial front. Andy Green and Chad Tracy had their respective interim tags removed by the Mets and Red Sox, with both signing three-year contracts. The...

Why Zack Wheeler never imagined he would get to 2,000 strikeouts: ‘It’s pretty special’

PHILADELPHIA — Three batters in, Zack Wheeler reached a big career strikeout milestone. A little over an inning later, he broke the Phillies franchise record for the most consecutive strikeouts to...

Zack Wheeler reaches career milestone, sets new Phillies franchise record with 7 strikeouts to begin game

PHILADELPHIA — Three batters in, Zack Wheeler reached a big career strikeout milestone. A little over an inning later, he broke the Phillies franchise record for the most consecutive strikeouts to...

Zack attack! Wheeler strikes out the side to reach 2,000 career K's
Luzardo (shoulder) plays catch; return to mound TBD
Phillies notes: Jesús Luzardo, Jonathan Bowlan updates; Thursday’s starting pitching plan

Jesús Luzardo and Jonathan Bowlan continue to progress while the Phillies' starting pitching plans for Thursday are up in the air.

How to Watch Phillies vs. Brewers this week

In their last two series of the regular season, the Phillies will host the top team from both the National and American League. This final homestand gets underway Tuesday, as a three-game series...

What Paul Owens Award means for Phillies futures of Bryan Rincon, Alex McFarlane

Bryan Rincon and Alex McFarlane were honored with the Phillies' Paul Owens Award Monday. What can we learn about their future careers from past winners?

Phillies top prospect Gage Wood won’t pitch in Double-A Reading’s championship series

READING, Pa. — Double-A Reading’s pursuit of an Eastern League title will have to come without the Phillies’ top pitching prospect for the final series of the season. Right-hander Gage Wood, a...

Phillies' 'worst' player of 2026 is $10 million All-Star outfielder

This season did not go well for the Phillies outfielder.

Ex-Phillies prospect's final 2026 stats prove Dodgers trade was a total wash

Griff McGarry's return to the Phillies organization was a disappointment. Then his struggles continued after being traded to the Dodgers.

8 Phillies players who never got the chance to win a Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award

MLB only started handing out Silver Sluggers in 1980. With that in mind, who are some of the best Phillies that never had the chance to earn the coveted trophy?

Monday, September 21, 2026
Prospect Phillies traded for Michael Lorenzen just made MLB history for Taiwan

The Phillies haven’t been very successful in developing homegrown hitters, and one of the promising prospects they did have at one point, Hao-Yu Lee, recently made history after the Phils traded...

How Phillies' rotation is top-three in MLB despite Jesus Luzardo's injury

The injury to Jesus Luzardo doesn't stop this Phillies' rotation from being elite.

Phillies name breakout shortstop prospect, current rookie reliever Paul Owens Award winners as minor-league players of year

The Phillies honored a breakout, power-hitting shortstop prospect and a rookie reliever who worked his way up to the big-league bullpen as their minor-league player and pitcher of the year,...

Jesús Luzardo injury could be bullpen blessing in disguise as Phillies near playoffs

As the Phillies look ahead to the playoffs, the most glaring hole in their armor is a dumpster fire of a bullpen that has thrown away far too many winnable games. However, they may have one trick...

Ricky Bottalico gives heartfelt thanks to Phillies fans following the death of his brother

Following the death of his brother Jeffrey, Ricky Bottalico gave a heartfelt reponse to Phillies fans.

MLB playoff rotation tiers: Ranking every team's October starting pitching options

Aces matter in the postseason. Which contenders are stocked with them -- and which are lacking quality arms?

Sunday, September 20, 2026
1 player to watch on each team during final week of season
Cristopher Sánchez, annoyed at early pull, gets back on track in win against Mets

Cristopher Sánchez turned his back as Don Mattingly walked to the mound. Sánchez, with his pitch count at 98 in the seventh inning, had a runner on first and one out. But Mattingly wanted to go to...

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