Phillies News on Saturday is Troubling Development for Mets originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Philadelphia Phillies have taken a commanding lead over the second-place New York Mets, currently leading the NL East by six games with under two months left in the season.

As the Philadelphia Phillies look to win a key series against the Seattle Mariners, their outlook for making the playoffs is looking strong right now.  The Phil

The Phillies reinstated José Alvarado from the restricted list after the lefty pitcher served an 80-game suspension for PEDs.

Phillies brass Dave Dombrowski, Del Matthews, and Philadelphia Parks and Rec commissioner Susan Slawson will speak on efforts to get more of Philly’s youth into baseball.

The MLB playoff picture is starting to take shape here in the middle of August, though there is always the potential for a major shakeup if one of the teams on the fringe of contention gets hot.

Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 2018, Raleigh was one of the first people Hoffman met as he transitioned from Texas A&M to the majors. Both Raleigh and Hoffman were in the same draft class. Both played together for the short-season Everett AquaSox the year they were drafted. Both started their journey to the majors in the Mariners farm system.

Matt Strahm stores boxes of baseball cards in his locker in the Phillies’ clubhouse. He takes them on the road, rips packs after games, and shares cards with teammates. Strahm even hosts a TV show about baseball cards.

Trea Turner meets statistical milestones and Ranger Suarez returns to form for first-place Phillies in win over Mariners.