striking out 18 fewer times and pulling the ball less. He also raised his batting average 51 points. If the Phillies can get others to use the entire field more, maybe they can be more consistent offensively and win with what they have. It’s not a sure thing, though. Hitters are diff...
Kyle Schwarber set new career-highs in homers, RBI, and runs scored despite a .197 batting average. The Phillies had nine players reach double-digits in homers, including Nick Castellanos, who bounced back nicely from an underwhelming first season in Philadelphia. Matt Strahm proved to be a ...
Maybe an extended stay at home will get the Phillies bats on a tear. Yes, it’s April and the merits of batting average as a significant statistic is debatable in baseball these days, but the Phillies entered with just three players in the starting lineup hitting above .240, while tw...
The 6-foot-5 right-hander struck out 89 and walked 16 in 66⅓ innings, holding opposing hitters to a .197 batting average and compiling a 0.96 WHIP before becoming a free agent. Reports said the Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves were interested in Hoffman but contract talks fell through...
The teams played in front of another sellout crowd, with many Yankees fans once again among the 44,543. Yankees aceGerrit Coleturning and laughed during the game when the Phillie Phanatic autographed a ball for New York players that said “Go Phils!” ...
What Phillies Players Have The Best Selling Jerseys The 2024 Season Memorial Day Weekend is the start of the Summer Season in South Jersey and is also the time of year when many casual fans start to turn their attention to Baseball. We have gathered alist of the top-selling Phillies Jersey...
“I still have a lot of faith in Aaron, I really do,” Thomson said. “I trust him. I think the bigger the game, usually, the more he steps up. I have to live with that. I believe that's still true.” No worries. The Phillies offense — which boasted three players with 85-pl...
While at the MLB Futures Game, he told On SI’s Inside the Phillies that he was doing everything possible to learn by watching players likeBryce Harperat the Major League level. “Just watching their games every night, I try to learn as many things as I can,” Miller said. “I tr...
He’s even swiped four bases. But he obviously has his hands full going up against one of the best players in the world in Ohtani. The Dodgers superstar leads all NL players in average (.321), slugging percentage (.641), OPS (1.042) and home runs (25)....
Gillick, who retired at the end of the 2008 season, gave praise to his predecessor, Ed Wade, for putting together a majority of the group of players responsible for the championship victory. The team reins were handed to Ruben Amaro, Jr., who was an assistant to Gillick and Wade during ...