For the first time since 2009, the Fightin’ Phils are headed back to the World Series. The Phillies once again celebrate with champagne in the clubhouse (Miles Kennedy/Phillies). Citizens Bank Park went into a frenzy when Bryce Harper hit an eighth-inning, go-ahead home run in Game 5 of the NLCS on Sunday. A half inning later, Ranger Suárez recorded the save and kicked off a party 13 years in the making. The Philadelphia Phillies are the 2022 National League Champions. They will take on the Houston Astros in the World Series starting on Friday night. A season of sharp left turns ..read more

The Phils will battle the San Diego Padres for the National League pennant. Alec Bohm celebrates after the Phillies close out Game 4 of the NLDS (Miles Kennedy/Phillies). A dream weekend. The Phillies defeated the Atlanta Braves in the National League Division Series, four games to one, by sweeping their two home games this weekend at Citizens Bank Park. They won games three and four by a combined score of 17–4. In a division with two 101-game winners, the Phillies are the last team standing. They will move on to the National League Championship Series against the San Diego Padr ..read more

The Phillies’ front office is working to create a ballpark atmosphere that matches the intensity of the games The Phillies’ groundscrew painted a script logo behind home plate on Wednesday for the postseason (Chanda Jones/Phillies). Head Groundskeeper Jeremy Wilt started his Wednesday morning by gathering a handful of paint cans. Most of them were provided by MLB and arrived at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday morning. They were specific shades of blue, red, silver, white and gold. Wilt poured them into buckets, filled them with water and mixed them with an electric drill. Then h ..read more

The former Phillies manager has worked with the team all season. He loves what he sees from the interim skipper. Charlie Manuel greets Phillies fans as he’s introduced on Phillies Alumni Day in 2022 (Miles Kennedy/Phillies). After a 10-year drought, the Phillies are going back to the playoffs. The fans demanded it. The players felt the pressure. They delivered and celebrated with a party in Houston on Monday night that was worth the wait. Philadelphia Phillies on Twitter: "WE ARE STOKED BABY. pic.twitter.com/UF0mX7MYg2 / Twitter" WE ARE STOKED BABY. pic.twitter.com/UF0mX7MYg2 It wasn ..read more

The Phillies took three of four from the Dodgers in Los Angeles over the weekend. Here are some numbers you need to know. Rhys Hoskins reacts after Bryce Harper’s third home run of the series (Harry How/Getty Images).Four wins, four runs Saturday’s 8–3 win over the Dodgers marked the fourth consecutive win for the Phils at Dodgers Stadium, dating back to 2021, and clinched the Phillies’ first series win in LA since 2014. It’s the longest win streak for the Phillies at Dodger Stadium since their seven-game win streak from 2010 to 2012.  — @Phillies The Phillies scored 29 runs t ..read more

The starting pitcher for the 1950 Whiz Kids passed away on Friday at 94 years old. Bob Miller, former Phillies pitcher and member of the Whiz Kids, passed away on Friday at the age of 94. The right-handed pitcher was a rookie starter for the pennant winners in 1950, ending his inaugural season with a World Series start at Yankee Stadium against Hall of Famer Whitey Ford. His first start was a complete game victory over the Boston Braves on April 29, 1950. “My first start in the major leagues,” Miller told former Phillies public relations director Larry Shenk at Alumni Weekend i ..read more

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First Sergeant Arthur “Sonny” Wimberly was surprised at his house with the chance to throw out Friday’s first pitch vs. the Red Sox for Toyota Salute to Service night. The moment First Sergeant Arthur “Sonny” Wimberly was surprised outside his home. When First Sergeant Arthur “Sonny” Wimberly stepped out of his house on Thursday, he had no idea what to expect. To his knowledge, he was simply being interviewed by Team Foster, a group that provides aid to veterans, about his experience as a veteran with multiple sclerosis aided by a service dog. Instead, he saw his block pack ..read more