PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Five players for the Philadelphia Phillies have tested positive for COVID-19 at the team’s spring camp in Florida, prompting the club to indefinitely close the complex.
There are 30 teams in Major League Baseball and 30 clubs in the NBA. The NHL skates 31 squads, while the NFL has 32 franchises. That’s 123 professional teams in the four major sports. A grand total of one recognized Flag Day on social media. One. Uno. Just one.
Dale Murphy was a two-time National League Most Valuable Player. Last week he played the role of another kind of MVP, a most vocal progressive. The former Atlanta Braves star is apparently a left-wing activist nowadays and while most of his work seems to be done behind the keyboard, Murphy has some family right in the thick of the chaos.
Bored during quarantine time? Lenny Dykstra to the rescue. The former MLB star is celebrating two years being arrest-free and he wants you to join the party. Dykstra talked about the big anniversary for weeks on social media, then commemorated the milestone with a raucous appearance on the popular podcast, Crime In Sports.
In one of the worst written pieces in the history of the world, a ‘journalist’ named Judy Hopkins took some strange shots at former MLB outfielder Lenny Dykstra. The Mets and Phillies star fired back with gusto.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Baseball Hall of Famer Roy Halladay had high levels of amphetamines in his system and was doing extreme acrobatics when he lost control of his small plane and nosedived into the Gulf of Mexico in 2017, killing him, a National Transportation Safety Board report issued Wednesday said.
During a wide-ranging interview with ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel that aired on Thursday that touched everything from President Donald Trump’s coronavirus response to his eventual running mate selection, former Vice President Joe Biden revealed that his allegiance to Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies had to do with his wife’s preferences.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Bryce Harper jersey that could have been worn this baseball season by the biggest Philadelphia Phillies fan is now a protective mask in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Philadelphia fans are known for not being harsh on their hometown athletes and providing only constructive means of criticism. Not really, but sometimes the jabs from the hometown faithful can provide just the right spark to get things done.
On Wednesday, we brought you the story of a Major League Baseball player misplaying a ball and getting hit in the head. On Thursday, we bring you the story of a dad in the stands who caught the ball perfectly…while holding a baby.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Phillies have acquired outfielder Corey Dickerson from the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named and $250,000 in international signing money.
Many wondered what type of reception new Phillies slugger Bryce Harper would receive, in his return to Nationals Park to face his old team.
The cities of Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., share a lot of history. After all, Philadelphia was our nation’s capital before the government eventually moved to D.C.
What do Bryce Harper and Santa Claus have in common? Both have been booed by Philadelphia fans.
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper has the most popular jersey in Major League Baseball, according to online sales details revealed Thursday by the league.
A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels are close to finalizing a $432 million, 12-year contract that would shatter the record for the largest deal in North American sports history.
It’s not unusual for team leaders to re-focus their teammates when things aren’t going well. It is unusual, however, to have said team leaders smash televisions in order to do it.
When your star player gets drilled in the ankle by a pitch, it causes a lot of concern. When your star player gets drilled after just having signed a $330 million contract, it’s a cause for outright panic.
By turning his back on offers from the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants, outfielder Bryce Harper will save himself millions in taxes.
NEW YORK (AP) — Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a $330 million, 13-year contract, the largest deal in baseball history, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Jason Vargas never talks to fans from the on-deck circle, just like major league teams never line up after a game and shake hands.
Playing quick Statis-Pro baseball games to track the current season (current standings and updates here) gives a quick read on which teams benefited the most and were hurt the most by July trades through the July 31 midnight deadline. The following rates the impact of trades on each team based on the team acquiring a GREAT Statis-Pro player card (+5) and in turn a (-5) for the team that lost the player.
As a healthy Freddie Freeman renews excitement of the fans of the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves, the Washington Nationals still have even more talent and the Philadelphia Phillies improved dramatically.
Getting seated behind home plate can be one of the more dangerous seating assignments in Major League Baseball. However, normally most of the danger stems from flying baseballs, not flying hot dogs.
NBC Philadelphia brought on former Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. Wednesday to talk about former star pitcher Roy Halladay, who passed away Wednesday in a plane crash at 40-years-old. As Amaro discussed Halladay’s life, the station aired clips of the
Former Phillies and Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay was killed in a plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico. Halladay was 40 years old.
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Nick Pivetta showed Monday night he did not need his glove to make an out on a batted ball. Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes laced a comebacker 106 mph right at Pivetta and the ball went
Philadelphia Phillies Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt does not believe the Phillies should build their team around 25-year-old star centerfielder Odubel Herrera in part because of the language barrier that comes with the native of Venezuela. Schmidt, a
Washington (AFP) – Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning, who went from baseball to serving in the US Congress, has died at the age of 85, the Philadelphia Phillies said on Saturday.
NEW YORK (AP) — Many of Chris Christie’s constituents live outside Philadelphia, but the New Jersey governor apparently has a low opinion of the Philadelphia Phillies and their fans.
Unfiltered. That’s one of many ways to describe Lenny Dykstra. The former Mets and Phillies star does not mince words. Instead he uses them any which way they happen to come out.
Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Curt Schilling told the King of Boston Talk Radio Tuesday he is considering a run against Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D.-Mass.).
Closer Jonathan Papelbon has filed a grievance against the Washington Nationals for using the team-imposed four-game suspension at the end of the 2015 season as an excuse to cut his pay.
During Thursday night’s matchup between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, the Mets turned a play that is not seen every day. With two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, Phillies outfielder Jeff Francoeur grounded a ball
After two less-than-stellar years as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, Ryne Sandburg has announced his resignation from the team’s top job.
A new study examining comments posted to sports news stories by fans of the nation’s Major League Baseball clubs finds that New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies fans fail basic grammar while Royals fans give their opinions most often.
Phillies fans were not very happy to hear that Philadelphia’s general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. considers trading his club’s veterans, namely Cole Hamels, Jonathan Papelbon, Ryan Howard, and Chase Utley.
On Thursday’s “The Herd” on ESPNU and ESPN Radio, host Colin Cowherd discussed listening to local sports radio and compared Philadelphia fans to fans of other big cities, and then Alabama, where a professional sports team does not exist. Cowherd
