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Zack Wheeler’s right arm and a dead baseball help Phillies hold off Padres, 3-0

It was the hardest-hit ball of the night, but the fly ball that San Diego’s Eric Hosmer rocketed Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park hardly made it to the warning track. He held his bat outward after connecting with Zack Wheeler’s fastball in the seventh inning of the Phillies’ 3-0…

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Phillies' Bryce Harper will likely remain a DH until at least after the All-Star break

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper's tenure as the Phillies' everyday designated hitter will continue for at least the remainder of the season's first half. The doctor who administered Sunday's platelet-rich plasma injection told Harper Wednesday that he should be prohibited from throwing for six weeks, two weeks longer than the original…

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What to know about Bryce Harper’s elbow injury: Treatment, surgery outlook and can hitting make it worse?

LOS ANGELES — When Phillies manager Joe Girardi announced that Bryce Harper had a small tear in the ulnar collateral ligament of his right elbow and would be receiving a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection to treat it, he emphasized that there would be a wait-and-see element to this process.

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Scott Lauber: Inside Bryce Harper’s transition to full-time DH: ‘I don’t feel like I’m doing enough’

PHILADELPHIA — After playing the outfield every day for 10 seasons, Bryce Harper always figured he would need to adjust to being a designated hitter, especially as it evolved from a temp job to one that he may hold down through at least the All-Star break.

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Bryce Harper Has ‘Small’ Tear in UCL, Girardi Says

The reigning National League MVP sought a second opinion on his elbow injury, and won’t be able to throw for at least a month.

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Phillies place Didi Gregorius on the 10-day IL, call up shortstop Bryson Stott

PHILADELPHIA — In the bottom of the seventh inning of Wednesday night’s game against the Texas Rangers, outfielder Kyle Schwarber collided with shortstop Didi Gregorius while the two were trying to field a pop fly. Gregorius was checked out by a team trainer but remained in the game.

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Why isn’t the ball carrying for the Phillies and the rest of MLB? Here’s what we know.

As Joe Girardi took stock Wednesday night of another Phillies loss — No. 14 in 25 games so far this season — the manager said the quiet part out loud.

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Phillies lose third straight after nine scoreless innings against the Rangers

PHILADELPHIA —Given the way things are going for the Phillies, there were several reasons why many of the fans in attendance Wednesday night might have greeted manager Joe Girardi with a loud, long, gutteral boo as he stepped out of the dugout with two out in the eighth inning. But,…

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Phillies waste their chances, lose 6-4 after Rangers capitalize on shaky defense

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies had their chances in their 6-4 loss to the Texas Rangers, who had arrived at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday with an 8-14 record for the first of a two-game series.

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Phils’ bats stay on a roll in 7-3 win over the Rockies

PHILADELPHIA — It’s almost certainly a coincidence, but, well, let’s just mention it off the top anyway: Since Kyle Schwarber blew off a bunch of steam a few nights ago, the previously stalled Phillies offense hasn’t ceased chugging along.

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Bryce Harper’s ‘achy’ elbow is the latest reason the Phillies are thankful for the addition of the DH

With each day that Bryce Harper still feels what he describes as an “achy” sensation in his right elbow, the Phillies are ever more thankful for a change to the collective bargaining agreement that they favored all along.

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Kyle Schwarber lost his mind after yet another terrible Angel Hernandez call and MLB fans loved it

Kyle Schwarber went OFF here.

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Phillies’ offense quieted yet again in 4-1 loss to Rockies

DENVER — J.T. Realmuto had neither dropped his bat nor run more than halfway down the first-base line when the mighty Phillies offense stalled once again Monday night.

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Phillies put a complete effort together in 10-3 win over Marlins

MIAMI — It might have been the red uniforms, it might have been the fact that they were facing a lefty, or it might have been something else entirely. But regardless of the reasons why, Saturday was the day that the Phillies lineup began to look the way it first…

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Phillies 3B Alec Bohm Apologizes for ‘I Hate This Place’ Comment

The 25-year-old said that his emotions got the best of him early in Monday’s game.

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Solid debut for Zach Eflin, a good day for Johan Camargo, and quiet bats: Notes from Phillies’ 4-1 loss to the A’s

PHILADELPHIA — Over their first two games, the Phillies introduced fans to their new-and-improved offense in spectacular fashion. Kyle Schwarber set the tone early with a leadoff home run in his first at-bat with the team on Friday, and his teammates carried that momentum on through Saturday, combining for a…

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Marcus Hayes: Lame-duck Phillies manager Joe Girardi has the hottest seat in baseball

TAMPA, Fla. — After a flurry of offseason activity, the Phillies have one more move to make:

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David Murphy: Bryson Stott belongs in the majors. The Phillies had no choice but to find out if he is a star.

There was only one acceptable answer. Credit the Phillies for realizing it. There are plenty of scenarios that would have offered Dave Dombrowski and John Middleton an opportunity to talk themselves out of including the organization’s top hitting prospect on the opening-day roster. In a lot of those situations, the…

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Marcus Hayes: ‘Nobody in here is scared’, says Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber as Mets loom in the NL East

CLEARWATER, Fla. — As Joe Girardi walked through the back corridors of the Phillies’ clubhouse Monday morning, he came upon Kyle Schwarber and Rhys Hoskins, dressed in shorts, T-shirts and flip-flops, pantomiming phantom swings. Two hours later, Schwarber hit his first home run of spring training.

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Marcus Hayes: The Phillies ruined Scott Kingery. They’d better be careful with Bryson Stott.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Bryson Stott’s a comer. Let’s hope the Phillies learn from their mistakes.

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Marcus Hayes: Phillies prospects Mickey Moniak, Bryson Stott stay hot and could start on opening day

DUNEDIN, Fla. — The two biggest homers hit Sunday afternoon weren't the two that MVP Bryce Harper launched out of TD Ballpark. They came from a couple of more intriguing lefty-hitting bombers.

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Bryson Stott or Alec Bohm? Tough decision might be looming for Phillies

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The optics were hard to miss.

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Zack Wheeler’s status is the biggest story in a Phillies camp headlined by Kyle Schwarber, Nick Castellanos

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Kyle Schwarber got into town Sunday, chose No. 12, and took a few hacks in a batting cage hidden from public view. Nick Castellanos will be here by the middle of the week. There will be news conferences and photo ops with jerseys and runaway optimism over…

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Phillies aren’t rushing Zack Wheeler; Zach Eflin on track to be ready for start of season

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler didn’t just lead his team in innings pitched last season, he led the majors in innings pitched, with 213⅓. His performance over that span nearly won him the Cy Young Award: three complete games, two shutouts, a 2.78 ERA and 247 strikeouts.

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