The Phillies activated third baseman Alec Bohm off the 10-day injured list, and optioned infielder Rafael Lantigua to Triple-A in the corresponding move. In another transaction, the club also outrighted outfielder Brewer Hicklen to Triple-A after Hicklen (who was designated for assignment earlier this week) cleared waivers. Bohm returns after a minimal stint, as his retroactive IL placement date was …
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Blake Snell is dominant (and bullpen helps too) as Dodgers shut out the Phillies
Dave Roberts started out of the dugout with a walk. Once Blake Snell caught his gaze, it turned into a trot. With two out in the seventh inning Wednesday night, and Snell trying to put the finishing touches on his best performance in a Dodgers uniform, Roberts appeared to be coming to the mound after a pair of walks to …
Read More »Dodgers fall to Phillies in extras, hinder shot at playoff bye
Philadelphia came to Los Angeles having already clinched a playoff berth. With Monday’s 6–5 extra-inning win over the Dodgers, the Phillies added a division title to that collection, one they celebrated in the center of the Dodger Stadium infield, then with champagne in the tiny visitors’ clubhouse. The Dodgers are zeroing in on a playoff berth and division title of …
Read More »Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper lead Phillies to NL East title
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A barechested Bryce Harper poured a bottle of Champagne over his head, soaking in the Philadelphia Phillies’ second consecutive NL East title. Kyle Schwarber celebrated by chugging beer out of a hose as his teammates fed the contraption in the middle of a darkened visitors’ clubhouse after the Phillies rallied for a wild 6-5 victory in …
Read More »Phillies news: Walker Buehler, the outfield, Jose Alvarado
It’s kind of wild that in the year of our Lord 2025, Walker Buehler is a member of the Phillies and has a chance to make a few impressions here for a postseason roster spot. Always having to watch him from afar in Los Angeles, he was usually pretty good, but the surgery changed him. He’s not the same and …
Read More »Phillies To Select Walker Buehler, Place José Alvarado On IL
The Phillies are going to select right-hander Walker Buehler to the roster to start tonight’s game. Left-hander José Alvarado will be placed on the injured list to open an active roster spot, per Matt Gelb of The Athletic. The nature of Alvarado’s injury is unclear. The Phils will also need to open a 40-man roster spot. Buehler signed a minor …
Read More »There’s a parenting lesson behind the ‘Phillies Karen’ drama
Baseball fans were aghast last weekend over a viral video showing a woman in a Philadelphia Phillies jersey demanding a home run ball a father had snagged for his son during the team’s game against the Miami Marlins in Florida. The dad, later identified as Drew Feltwell, looked stunned as the woman — who has been dubbed “Phillies Karen” — …
Read More »‘Phillies Karen’ incident raises legal and sports etiquette questions. Here’s what experts say
It’s been a year for viral stadium camera moments. First, a kiss cam scandal at a Coldplay concert led to a CEO’s resignation and divorce filings. Last week, a woman who took a home run ball from a boy at a Phillies game has been dubbed “Phillies Karen” as internet sleuths pursue her identity and hurl insults. But is it …
Read More »Giants TV affiliate trolls Phillies’ controversial Karen with heartfelt video
San Francisco is calling out the City of Brotherly Love. During the Giants’ 11-6 win over the Diamondbacks Tuesday, one male fan wearing a white hat won a scramble for a foul ball and had no hesitation, giving it to a young girl. “No Karens at our ballpark,” the Giants TV affiliate X account, @NBCSGiants, said in a social media …
Read More »After Leslie-Ann Kravitz, ‘Phillies Karen’ identified as Karen Cairny? Here’s the truth
The row over the identity of ‘Phillies Karen’ continues with a new name being linked to her. After Leslie-Ann Kravitz and Cheryl Richardson-Wagner, social media now claims ‘Phillies Karen’s real name is Karen Cairny. She is a parking ticket enforcer from Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, who was fired from her job after the incident, as per the posts. The woman, identified …
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