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ESPN names Bryce Harper as the most famous ballplayer on the planet

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The Flyin’ Hawaiian returns to the Philadelphia Phillies

Shane Victorino will help out the Phillies at 2019 spring training Six and a half years have passed since the last time ‘The Flyin’ Hawaiian’ pulled on the uniform of the Philadelphia Phillies on July 29, 2012 at Turner Field in Atlanta. The aging Phillies dropped a 6-2 decision to their NL East Division rivals that afternoon. … Continue reading The Flyin’ Hawaiian returns to the Philadelphia Phillies

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Phillies expect both Odubel Herrera and Cesar Hernandez back from injury

Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'thEo3e0bSvN4ceACnTtRbg',sig:'FUiTxb8TWzhZWy3MSbk-k6gva3Ky_NBdqBURVi0XGLQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'939930744',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});//embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/widgets.jsHerrera has missed all of 2019 Grapefruit League action to dateFor most of the first three weeks of spring training the Philadelphia Phillies have been missing two players who have been starters for the last few rebuilding years. Both players were projected to be in the Opening Day … Continue reading Phillies expect both Odubel Herrera and Cesar Hernandez back from injury

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Lance Parrish and Gregg Jefferies: big-name free agents who didn’t work out for Phillies

Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'PnMUaHjVRz1Ve36d5OZt1Q',sig:'4EwCNhGy0L8xWQqzJYrMb7ihNPc1_1e03M9wath-CqM=',w:'594px',h:'401px',items:'598210396',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});//embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/widgets.jsLance Parrish had been one of baseball's top catchersExcitement surrounding the Philadelphia Phillies has skyrocketed over the nearly two weeks since the announcement that Bryce Harper had agreed to a contract with the team.Harper was the biggest piece to an off-season puzzle put together by principal owner John Middleton and … Continue reading Lance Parrish and Gregg Jefferies: big-name free agents who didn’t work out for Phillies

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First round of a dozen spring cuts leaves Phillies with 49 players in big-league camp

Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'6A40RaOtST9Ro8wcAk5Lrw',sig:'OX_ASyHuqPCbbvxIuj-FTbabO_clNIBJwgxZ1CzfYDg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'999457774',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});//embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/widgets.jsEnyel De Los Santos was among first dozen Phillies reassignmentsThe Philadelphia Phillies dropped an 8-2 decision on Monday to the visiting Tampa Bay Rays at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida. With that game in the books the club has now officially passed the halfway point of its Grapefruit League … Continue reading First round of a dozen spring cuts leaves Phillies with 49 players in big-league camp