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UNBELIEVABLE: 5 - The Untold Story

SI:AM | The NL East’s Other Trainwreck

The Mets’ struggles have garnered more headlines, but the Phillies have been even worse.

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SI:CYMI | Diego Pavia Is an NFL QB

Plus, all the other drama you've missed in sports this week.

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Breaking Down the Extremely Complicated ABS Challenge That Gave Everyone a Lot to Think About

Mariners' victory over Twins featured a complex series of decisions for the umpiring crew.

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Phillies' Three Biggest Mistakes Since Making the 2022 World Series

After the Phillies' firing of manager Rob Thomson, let's examine a few of the club's biggest missteps since winning the pennant in Thomson’s debut season.

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Why Phillies Executive Dave Dombrowski Decided It Was Time to Fire Manager Rob Thomson

Dombrowski also addressed the rumors about him offering the position to recently fired Red Sox manager Alex Cora.

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White Sox Rookie Munetaka Murakami Is Making Everyone Look Silly While Setting MLB Records

The Japanese slugger has already set MLB records in his first month in the league.

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Rob Thomson Had to Go in Philadelphia

The Phillies were failing in every aspect, and Alex Cora’s firing by the Red Sox on Saturday made their decision a lot easier.

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Phillies’ Turn to Familiar Playbook Is Unlikely to Work

Rob Thomson, who took over during the 2022 season and led the Phillies to four straight playoffs, is out after a 9–19 start. Can Don Mattingly do better?

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Rob Thomson’s Firing Proves Even Top MLB Managers Have a Short Leash Now

The Red Sox and Phillies have already sent accomplished skippers home after tough starts.

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Phillies Fire Rob Thomson After Brutal Start to 2026

The Phillies have fired manager Rob Thomson after a horrible start to the 2026 season. Bench coach Don Mattingly will take over as the interim manager.

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Alex Cora Shouldn’t Return to the Dugout Anytime Soon

The recently fired manager of the Red Sox should move upstairs ... somewhere.

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Ranking the Recovery Odds of the Five Surprise Slow-Starting Teams

In this week's Verducci's View, we're focusing on teams who had unexpectedly ugly opening months, Jordan Walker's encouraging signs and more.

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Searching for Silver Linings Amid the Phillies’ Disastrous Opening Month

Philadelphia is 9–19 and 10 1/2 games out of first place already amid a swath of dreadful slow starts from players who should be doing better.

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MLB Standings Show Just How Desperate the Red Sox Have Become

Boston's April shakeup surprised everyone.

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MLB Mexico City Series: How to Watch Padres-Diamondbacks Game

MLB's World Tour returns to Mexico City this weekend with an NL West showdown between the Padres and Diamondbacks. Here's everything you need to know.

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Red Sox’ Offensive Blackout Reaches New Depths During Yankees Sweep

Boston’s dismal start to the season on offense has reached a dubious milestone.

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Phillies’ Release of Taijuan Walker Cements His Unfortunate Place in Franchise History

Walker’s four-year, $72 million contract will go down as an unmitigated disaster despite futile efforts to salvage his tenure in Philadelphia.

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MLB Weekend Schedule and Updated Standings: First Place Up for Grabs in Multiple Series

Full standings and schedule as MLB enters the final weekend of April.

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Re-Drafting the Poorly Picked 2016 MLB Draft

Zero first-round picks from the 2016 MLB draft have been selected to an All-Star Game to date. It’s ripe for a redraft.

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MLB Standings Show Just How Deep a Hole the Phillies and Mets Are In

NL East cellar-dwellers are nowhere near contention at this early stage.

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Wrigley Field Rat, Running Wild, Spooks the Phillies’ Dugout in Hilarious Moment

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Five Things That Have Gone Wrong for Phillies During Awful Start

Philadelphia is digging a deep hole and carries the worst run differential in baseball.

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MLB Standings Suggest Surprising Division Could Be in for Historic Year

All five teams have been hot out of the gates and exceeding projections.

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How Braves Swept Phillies at Citizens Bank Park for First Time in 10 Years

Kyle Schwarber gave the Phillies an early lead, but the Braves battled back, Philadelphia's bats went quiet and Atlanta emerged with a 4-2 victory Sunday.

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MLB Scores and Standings: New Teams Enjoy View from First Place

Mets are plummeting, Reds are surging and Dodgers are as good as ever.

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