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Phillies take down Athletics, 4-2, with Nick Castellanos’ first home run for the team

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper had something to say. So, after being presented with the National League MVP award in a pregame ceremony Saturday, he stepped to a podium and made brief remarks, including eight words that may serve as the keynote to the Phillies’ season.

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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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MLB Preseason Power Rankings: Everyone’s Chasing the Dodgers

New baseball season. Same preseason favorite.

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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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Greg Cote: Miami Marlins owner Bruce Sherman said he would spend. Payroll says it wasn’t nearly enough.

Bruce Sherman, Miami Marlins principal owner, sought to convey all-is-well calm as baseball’s lockout-delayed spring training began a couple of weeks ago. CEO and face-of-the-franchise Derek Jeter had just abruptly and unexpected left in a mutual parting, and Sherman said exactly what he knew fans wanted to hear in the…

Miami Herald

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.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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

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

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Mistaken Identity, Stephen A. Goes Off, Jim Ross Dubs Highlight the Will Smith–Chris Rock Fallout: TRAINA THOUGHTS

Mistaken Identity, Stephen A. Goes Off, Jim Ross Dubs: The Will Smith–Chris Rock Fallout.

Sports Illustrated

Nick Castellanos’s first hit with the Phillies interrupted the Blue Jays broadcast crew reading a DUI apology

This can't be a coincidence, right?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Scott Lauber: Edge in Nick Castellanos’ game was there as a teen when he was cut from Bryce Harper’s national team

CLEARWATER, Fla. — If Nick Castellanos plays with an edge — and it really isn’t open to interpretation, no matter what the new Phillies slugger said in his spirited introductory news conference here this week — then it probably took root in a manager’s office 14 years ago.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Cubs Are Better Than You Think

When the Cubs executed their trade-deadline fire sale last July—after they had traded Yu Darvish and nontendered Kyle Schwarber in December 2020—it appeared that they would be entering a multiyear transition. Perhaps this wouldn’t be the type of long rebuild they endured a decade ago, but it was ...

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Kyle Tucker, Luis Robert Among Best Outfielders by Fantasy ADP

Breaking down outfielders based on their average draft position to find value and opportunity.

Sports Illustrated

Nick Castellanos hopes to experience with Phillies what has been missing in his career: Winning

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Nick Castellanos, after meeting the media for the first time as a Philadelphia Phillie, walked away from the podium on Wednesday afternoon and locked eyes with Karie Dombrowski, wife of president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski.

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Ben Frederickson: Cardinals rotation candidate Woodford flexing ‘repertoire of stuff’

JUPITER, Fla. — Everyone remembers how Cardinals fifth-starter candidate Jake Woodford’s 2021 season began. What deserves more attention is how it ended. But first, let’s start at the start.

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Marcus Hayes: ‘Stupid Money’ Phillies owner John Middleton gets smart and lives up to his word. Finally.

Before we bend knee at the shrine of John Middleton, let’s reflect on why we’re here.

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Kyle Schwarber agreed to deal with Phillies and an hour later his wife went into labor: ‘The best day of my life’

CLEARWATER, Fla. — It was a busy 48 hours for Kyle Schwarber. The free-agent outfielder reached a four-year, $79 million deal with the Phillies last Tuesday at around 10:30 p.m., and nearly an hour later, his wife, Paige, went into labor and had to be rushed to the hospital. He…

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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 and Nick Castellanos agree to $100 million deal, as John Middleton clears the luxury-tax threshold

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Move over, Steve Cohen. There’s another big spender in the National League East.

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Report: Phillies Sign Outfielder Nick Castellanos to Five-Year Deal

Philadelphia has now signed two outfielders in the past three days to boost its offense.

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Phillies talking about signing Nick Castellanos: source

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A few days after reaching an agreement with Kyle Schwarber, the Phillies are considering a free-agent slugger double-down with Nick Castellanos.

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CC Sabathia Says Derek Jeter ‘Pissed’ at Marlins For Not Signing Nick Castellanos

CC Sabathia spilled the tea on his former teammate’s feelings about Miami not signing the veteran slugger.

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