The 2025 MLB Draft is a wrap. With rounds 1-3 on Sunday night, the Phillies stocked up on college pitchers, highlighted by the selection of Arkansas right-hander Gage Wood and his overpowering fastball at 26th overall. Then, on Day 2 for rounds 4-20, the Phils continued to lean heavily in favor of taking college prospects, and especially more pitchers. Now …
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Gage Wood, a right-handed pitcher out of the University of Arkansas, is the Phillies’ selection at 26th overall in the 2025 MLB Draft. The 21-year-old only has a combined 13 starts in college over the past two years, going 4-1 with a 3.82 ERA across 37.2 innings pitched this past season. But he brings some good velocity with a mid-high-90s …
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When Milwaukee Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski was named to the National League All-Star squad after just five big-league starts, it raised plenty of eyebrows around baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies, in particular, were enraged by the news. After Misiorowski was chosen over Philadelphia starters Ranger Suárez and Cristopher Sánchez – both of whom are enjoying spectacular seasons – multiple Phillies players …
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SAN DIEGO — While Cristopher Sánchez will not officially be a 2025 All-Star, he’s an All-Star in the eyes of the Phillies organization. The team activated the bonus clause in his contract for an All-Star selection even though he was not named to the roster, Sánchez said Saturday. According to a report by the Athletic, he now earns an additional …
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Gilbert’s prediction: Look for Zack Wheeler to stay in top form as he takes the mound at Petco Park tonight. Jul 12, 2025 • 16:07 ET • 4 min read Photo By – Imagn Images. Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler (45). After dropping Friday night’s matchup 4-2, the Phillies will be looking to bounce back in San Diego—and they’ve …
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Philadelphia Phillies ace Cristopher Sanchez was overlooked for an All-Star spot once again. That has been a shocking theme heading into the Midsummer Classic, with the lefty not getting selected for the initial roster and then being overlooked in favor of players with lesser statistics during the first round of injury replacements. But entering this weekend is when things reached …
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The Phillies aren’t happy with Jacob Misiorowski’s controversial All-Star Game selection. The Brewers’ hard-throwing rookie was chosen as a replacement for Matthew Boyd after just five starts and 25 2/3 innings, breaking the 2024 record set by Pirates ace Paul Skenes of 11 games. The news didn’t go over well in Philadelphia’s clubhouse. “What a joke,” Turner said, according to …
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SAN DIEGO — A few weeks ago, the Phillies chartered another jet separate from the typical team plane. They expected a decent-sized party that would go from California to Atlanta to represent the club in the All-Star Game. Maybe it wouldn’t be as large as the franchise-record eight players who were honored in 2024. But they expected the group to …
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