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The University of Pennsylvania has a new head baseball coach and if you are a fan of the program, it's a very familiar name.
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The University of Pennsylvania has a new head baseball coach and if you are a fan of the program, it's a very familiar name.
Some guys have all the luck, and a little skill, too.
The Phillies will look to ride their recent wave of strong play into the MLB All-Star break as they open a weekend series with the Chicago White Sox at Citizens Bank Park.
Kyle Kendrick outpitched All-Star Jordan Zimmermann, pinch-hitter Kevin Frandsen hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 Thursday night.
After a sluggish 5-1 loss to the Nationals on Wednesday night, the Phillies will look to get back on track on Thursday night as they wrap up this four-game series with Washington.
It's pretty rare in baseball that a majority of fans are familiar with a player from the day he is drafted out of high school. Usually, even when a player is selected high up, his progress isn't closely followed until he is on the cusp of making the big leagues.
When Roy Halladay announced he'd be having surgery on his right shoulder, he said his doctor's hope was that the procedure could help Halladay "turn back the clock." So far, so good.
Gio Gonzalez tossed seven sharp innings, the Nationals hit a pair of consecutive homers off Cliff Lee and Washington beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 Wednesday night.
Darren Daulton has been diagnosed with a form of brain cancer.
The Phillies will look to get back to the .500 mark on Wednesday night as they continue their series against the Washington Nationals.
Dom Brown and Matt Harvey lead the RotoAnalysis National Leage fantasy All Star team.
If you haven't had enough of the Phillies "buy or sell" discussion yet, I've got bad news for you. There are still three weeks left until the trade deadline, and the conversation will change every day depending on whether the Phillies have won the previous game.
Cole Hamels threw eight sharp innings, Michael Young hit a two-run double and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 Tuesday night for their third straight win.
MLB statistcal projections say that Ryan Howard's contract could be the worst of all time.
Third baseman Michael Young would figure to be one of the Phillies moveable pieces, especially to an American League team. Could the Yankees be a landing spot for Young?
Lannan (2-3) had four strikeouts in his longest outing in four years. The lefty registered 12 groundouts to beat the team he played for his first six seasons in the majors.
It was a good outing for Lenape High School product Sean Black on Sunday in Trenton. The Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, native pitched six innings against the Phillies' Double-A affiliate Reading.
Manny Ramirez didn't waste any time getting in the swing of things in his latest bid to return to the big leagues.
Humberto Quintero and Ryan Howard hit home runs to give Cliff Lee a five-run cushion, and the Philadelphia Phillies held on for a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.
Major league loss leader Cole Hamels pitched seven strong innings, Carlos Ruiz hit a tiebreaking single and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Gerrit Cole and the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 Thursday.
Jeff Locke ran his personal winning streak to eight games, Pedro Alvarez hit a three-run homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates hung on to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 Wednesday night.
Possible Phillies third baseman of the future Maikel Franco, and left-handed pitcher Mario Hollands have been given minor league player of the month awards for June.
Jonathan Pettibone pitched neatly into the sixth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped the Pittsburgh Pirates' nine-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory Tuesday night.
Jonathan Papelbon says that Dodgers rookie Yasiel Puig should not make the All-Star team.
