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Stott turning season around with May surge

Phillies' hottest hitter rips clutch home run, game-winning sac fly to beat Mets
@ladsonbill24
1:08 AM EDT

NEW YORK -- Bryson Stott is currently the Phillies' hottest hitter, and his heroics in the late innings helped them defeat the Mets, 5-4, in 10 innings at Citi Field on Monday night. Philadelphia picked up its 14th victory on the road, tied with the Brewers, Yankees and Guardians for

Wheeler surges into top spot in latest Cy Young poll

@HarriganMLB
12:40 AM EDT

As we move past the one-quarter mark of the 2024 season, the field of Cy Young Award contenders is still quite crowded in both the American League and National League. However, a number of pitchers have begun to separate themselves from the pack, including the two new leaders in our

Injuries & Moves: Realmuto (knee) out vs. Mets

12:17 AM EDT

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How to watch Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff FREE

@Spokes_Murphy
May 13, 2024

There is a new place to watch free baseball every Sunday this season. Catch your favorite MLB action with Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff, streaming free on The Roku Channel every Sunday morning.

Who takes the hardest swings on each MLB team?

@Theo_DeRosa and @ColeJacobson32 and @ssc627
May 13, 2024

The Statcast era of baseball research has reached another milestone: bat speed is live on Baseball Savant. You can check out this page for more thorough details on what bat speed entails and how it’s calculated. But in the meantime, we’re kicking things off by breaking down the best of

Power Rankings: This team is No. 1 for the 1st time ever

@williamfleitch
May 12, 2024

We do not, unfortunately, have a comprehensive database of every single MLB.com Power Rankings since we started doing these more than a decade ago. Sorry about that. Maybe we’ll make an intern figure it out this offseason. But it seems a pretty safe bet that the Orioles, even during their

'I just didn't have it': Wheeler allows 6 runs in uncharacteristic start

May 12, 2024

MIAMI -- The Phillies spotted Zack Wheeler a three-run lead before he threw his first pitch Sunday afternoon at loanDepot park. Hundreds of Phils fans sitting behind the visitors’ dugout likely figured the rest of the day would be a cakewalk, as did, surely, everybody watching on TV and listening

Here's the freshly updated Top 100 Prospects list

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 12, 2024

Break out the caps and gowns. It’s time for a whole bunch of graduations and an updated Top 100 Prospects list. Young players who began the 2024 season on a Major League Opening Day roster with zero MLB service time exhausted their prospect status Sunday by way of the 45-day

Watch Abel's Triple-A start FREE on Friday

@thevandalorian and @brendan_samson
May 13, 2024

Once again in 2024, baseball fans can watch Minor League Baseball games across all of MLB's digital platforms. MLB.TV and At Bat subscribers can watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app at no additional cost, while all MiLB games will be available on MiLB.TV, on the web

Stott steps up, dominates as Phils' 'perfect storm' continues

May 11, 2024

MIAMI -- Somehow, Bryson Stott got his bat on the ball. Somehow, it stayed fair. Stott smacked a far-inside 2-2 sinker over first base and down the right-field line for a bases-clearing triple in the sixth inning of the Phillies’ 8-3 victory over the Marlins at loanDepot park on Saturday.

Suárez's run isn't just dominant ... it's historic

May 11, 2024

This story was excerpted from Todd Zolecki's Phillies Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Back home, 'loose' Castellanos feeling like himself again

Outfielder homers amidst hot streak to back up Suárez's pristine start
May 11, 2024

MIAMI – Nick Castellanos is a feel guy, and Friday night just felt like a night he would hit the ball hard. He grew up and lives in South Florida. He spent Thursday’s off-day with his family. He watched his son Liam play baseball on his 10-and-under travel team. He

The most surprising developments for each team

May 9, 2024

There has been no shortage of surprising developments in the 2024 season. Whether they are good or bad developments, or on the player or team-wide level, there are plenty of trends that have already shifted the arc of this season. With the help of each club's MLB.com beat writer, here

Despite loss, Phils look to keep momentum going after 'really good homestand'

May 8, 2024

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies could have tied a Citizens Bank Park record on Wednesday with a 12th consecutive win at home. Instead, they lost to Toronto, 5-3. The Phils had not lost at the Bank since a Sunday afternoon game against the Pirates on April 14. They fell to 8-8

How Philadelphia’s odds have moved after impressive start in 2024

May 10, 2024

This article was contributed by BetMGM. For more sports betting insights, check out BetMGM.com.

Phillies don't need extra motivation, but they're plenty motivated

@MikeLupica
May 9, 2024

The Phillies lost at home on Wednesday afternoon, and it was big news, because if they’d beaten the Blue Jays, it would have been 12 straight games they’d won at home. They still came away from that game with the best record in baseball, still in first place ahead of

The swing doctor is in: Phils' bats boosted by Turner talks

May 8, 2024

This story was excerpted from Todd Zolecki's Phillies Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

No. 3 prospect Miller's development 'falling into place' with career game

@benweinrib
May 9, 2024

Already in the midst of a breakout season, Aidan Miller turned in his best game yet as a professional Wednesday night. As Phillies Minor League infield coordinator Adam Everett sees it: "It's all falling into place."

Potential future closers -- one for each team

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 8, 2024

Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of

Harper's torrid stretch continues as Phillies blow out Blue Jays

May 7, 2024

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies have the best record in baseball, and Bryce Harper hasn’t even been on one of his months-long tears yet. He might be close. He hit a grand slam in the fourth inning in Tuesday night’s 10-1 victory over the Blue Jays at Citizens Bank Park, hitting

Here are the weirdest stats and plays from the past month in the Minors

@BensBiz
May 7, 2024

After a multi-season hiatus, Crooked Numbers returns with a heaping portion of Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. This edition, covering the start of the season through the end of April, has a disproportionate number of items from the Triple-A level. As for why that is, who knows? Maybe

Wheeler (11 K's), Harper (HR) help MLB-best Phils break out brooms

Philadelphia completes four-game sweep of San Francisco with sixth straight win
May 6, 2024

PHILADELPHIA -- If any team is equipped to handle the extended absence of a superstar, it is the Phillies. They played weeks without Bryce Harper in each of the past two seasons, and they survived. They have the manpower to handle Trea Turner’s loss, too. They have a long way