New PT! Matt and I talk with @charlottevarnes.bsky.social about her feature with Justin Crawford and Eric Davis, plus some more Bohmhead Banter. Live and ad-free for Patreon now, public episode later this afternoon. www.patreon.com/posts/149761...

Justin Crawford wanted to improve his defense this offseason. So, he spent two weeks participating in a makeshift defensive boot camp in Phoenix. His teacher? Former All-Star CF Eric Davis. www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...

Answered some questions about Crawford’s defense, Aidan Miller, the A’s (?!) and more in this Phillies mailbag. www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...

Got Phillies questions? Ask them here, in our latest mailbag: nytimes.com/athletic/69993…

The right handed side of the Phillies’ bullpen is looking up. What Brad Keller brings to the group: www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...

The Phillies are betting on Adolis García returning to some version of his All-Star self. Why, and what they’re looking to fix: www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...

More here on the Phillies adding Brad Keller to their bullpen: www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...

Phillies are finalizing a one-year, $10 million deal with outfielder Adolis García, sources confirm @francysromero.bsky.social report. García, who was non-tendered by Texas, will slot into right field. Phillies hoping for a bounce-back season once again.

Some Phillies notes from Orlando: why Kyle Schwarber returned, a Rule 5 breakdown and a Wheeler update www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...

The Washington Nationals selected Griff McGarry with the third pick in the Rule 5 Draft.

“I’m not so sure that when you win 96 games that you should really look to have to do a lot of things differently. But you’re always looking to get better.” The Phillies’ core is poised to return. But it doesn’t mean there will be zero change come 2026: www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...

He’s back. www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...

Story — www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...

There’s mutual interest between the Phillies and Don Mattingly in hiring him as bench coach, Dave Dombrowski said. They’re working through final details.

Maybe the best college football story ever told belongs to the Indiana Hoosiers. For IU football, Saturday night delivered the perfect moment. It will last forever: www.indystar.com/story/sports... via @indystar #iufb

The Phillies know what they’re up against when trying to sign Japanese talent: no direct flight between Tokyo and Philadelphia, a lack of a legacy in the country. But they’ve revamped their scouting operation in Japan. Now, can they break through? www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...

How do Phillies fans feel about the team’s direction, re-signing Schwarber and Realmuto & the club’s offseason priorities? All of that and way more can be found in our fan survey results: www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...

It’s been almost three years since The Athletic’s last Phillies fan survey. A lot has happened since then! Share your feelings on offseason priorities, the direction of the club and more, to be compiled in a story next week: www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...

Phillies add three to 40-man roster. No surprises. But all three could factor somehow in 2026. Here’s @charlottevarnes.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...

Happy fifth day after the World Series. The first offseason deadlines are here: qualifying offers must be extended, options decided and 60-day IL players reinstated by 5 p.m. ET. Here’s a look at the Phillies’ primary concerns as the winter gets underway: www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...

Did that 8-6-2 double play really happen? Apparently! So here's everything you need to know about a "ground-ball" double play that was missing the "ground" part! www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...

Bader will not start today. Same Phillies’ outfield as yesterday: Kepler in left, Marsh in center, Castellanos in right. They hope Bader will be ready for a hypothetical Game 5 on Saturday.

How the Phillies’ Game 3 pitching gambit worked — with some buy-in and some old-fashioned October aggression. “Wherever the fight is, I’ll run to the fight.” Here’s @charlottevarnes.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

The Phillies, on the brink of elimination, are fighting to play another day and get back to their home clubhouse this weekend. On locker room dynamics, the relationships built and how quickly things could change should the Phillies lose in Los Angeles: www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

So many potential outfield and lineup ramifications if Harrison Bader misses even a little bit of time in this NLDS with a groin injury. Here’s @charlottevarnes.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

Kyle Schwarber did not want to be platooned with the Nationals in 2021. So began a path that has made Schwarber one of the best left-on-left hitters in baseball. A look at how Schwarber’s work with his hitting coaches got him here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...

Phillies will play Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday at either 6:08 p.m. if Red Sox advance in AL or 6:38 p.m. if Yankees advance.

“He jumped right into that stream of sunshine and made a nasty play up on the wall. And I was like, ‘Holy s —.’” “I see a free gazelle when I watch him play.” Harrison Bader is playing meaningful baseball in his favorite position. It’s been a gift: www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...

Tonight was not the first time a team hit 8 HR in a game at Citizens Bank Park. It’s just the first time that team was known as “the Phillies.” The A’s hit 8 last year. The Diamondbacks did it in 2019. The Mets did it in 2015. But this was the first time any Philadelphia team hit 8+ in Philly

The Phillies clinched the bye.

Tonight’s game is expected to resume at 10:30.

Current status at CBP, where we’ve been in rain delay about half an hour. It’s the bottom of the ninth tied 3-3.

Zack Wheeler underwent successful thoracic outlet decompression surgery today, Rob Thomson said. A look at what could be next: www.nytimes.com/athletic/662...

Andrew Painter made his last Triple A start of 2025 Wednesday. July-ish did not happen. But he stayed healthy, and he learned. A look at Painter’s 2025, from focusing on fastball command to encouragement via playing video games with Jesús Luzardo: www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...

Zack Wheeler is scheduled for thoracic outlet decompression surgery on Tuesday. Recovery varies person to person. But the experience of Merrill Kelly, who also had venous TOS and underwent surgery in Sept. 2020, could offer some insight and optimism. www.nytimes.com/athletic/662...

Everyone at CBP was in wait-and-see mode watching the Rangers-Mets game on Sunday. At the end of it all, there was no sheeting protecting the furnitures or lockers. No champagne popped. Just a quiet clubhouse getting ready for a big series in L.A. www.nytimes.com/athletic/662...

Here’s @charlottevarnes.bsky.social on one of the more impressive regular-season nights you’ll see: www.nytimes.com/athletic/662...

As Kyle Schwarber rounded the bases, he had one word for third base coach Dusty Wathan: Finally. After sitting on 49 for 10 games, Schwarber became the second Phillies player to reach 50 home runs. On the moment: www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...

The Phillies will have to be creative, at times, to reach the finish line this season. Here's @charlottevarnes.bsky.social on a key win with some outside-the-box thinking: www.nytimes.com/athletic/661...

Kyle Schwarber’s night wasn’t just historic — it was cathartic for a Phillies team that needed to smile about something. Here’s @charlottevarnes.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...

Some Phillies thoughts with @charlottevarnes.bsky.social from the weekend on two lefty pitchers, the outfield tea leaves: www.nytimes.com/athletic/657...

More on Zack Wheeler’s thrombolysis procedure with comments from Rob Thomson: www.nytimes.com/athletic/656...

“He’s a throwback guy that fits in today’s game.” Meet Matthew Fisher, the Phillies’ seventh rounder who signed for nearly $1 million over slot. On Evansville ties & what the multi-sport athlete brings to the organization: www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...

Phillies have a 3 1/2-game lead in NL East, their largest of this season. Here’s @charlottevarnes.bsky.social on Brandon Marsh’s rise as the outfield roulette wheel keeps on spinning: www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...

It's been a "roller coaster" season for Andrew Painter, who reflected it on it all with @charlottevarnes.bsky.social. Lots of insight into the top prospect in this story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/653...

“Part of the fun of this year has been, when I’ve gotten knocked down, it’s like — you still have another start.” It has been a rollercoaster for top prospect Andrew Painter, two years removed from Tommy John. July-ish did not happen. But he’s learning: www.nytimes.com/athletic/653...

Kyle Schwarber's 40 HR are the most a Phillies player has ever hit in first 112 games of a season. Here's @charlottevarnes.bsky.social on another memorable Schwarber night: www.nytimes.com/athletic/653...

The Phillies signed Gage Wood under-slot for $3 million. More on Wood’s first trip to Philly: www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...

Phillies signed Gage Wood for $3 million today. His family had their first taste of Philly at last night's game. Good time to read @charlottevarnes.bsky.social feature on how Wood became an Arkansas legend: www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...

You might have heard Phillies first rounder Gage Wood threw a no-hitter in the College World Series. Here’s more on how he got there — from meal prepping to workshopping pitches in his high school’s football facility. www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...