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Grapefruit League Game Two @ Clearwater vs Pirates Pirates 4 Phillies 3 Summary : Kyle Schwarber homered in the first inning. Alec Bohm hit a sacrifice fly to score Trea Turner (walked, advanced to third on a HBP and passed ball) in the third inning. Esmerlyn Valdez hit a grand slam home run for Pittsburgh in the sixth inning. Carson DeMartini homered in the bottom of the sixth inning. At the Plate : 3 R, 8 H, 2 BB, 11 K’s Alec Bohm doubled and hit a sacrifice fly for an RBI

Phillies vs Pirates @ Clearwater @ 1:05 PM Lineup : Trea Turner - SS Kyle Schwarber - DH Bryce Harper - 1B Alec Bohm - 3B Brandon Marsh - LF JT Realmuto - C Bryson Stott - 2B Bryan De La Cruz - RF Johan Rojas - CF Trevor Richards - P Minor League Call-Ups : - note that these players are reserves (may not play) Pitchers : Aaron Combs, Jack Dallas, Tristan Garnett, Daniel Harper, Chuck King, Mitch Neunborn, Giuseppe Velasquez Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️ Note : I've partnered 

Grapefruit League Game One @ Dunedin vs Blue Jays Blue Jays 3 Phillies 0 Summary : Don Mattingly took out the lineup card. Daulton Varsho homered for Toronto in the fifth inning.  Sean Keys hit a two run home run for them in the sixth inning. At the Plate : 0 R, 4 H, 4 BB, 9 K’s Justin Crawford (CF) was 2 for 3 (single and double) - he had an exit velocity of 104 mph in his first AB on the double which went 390 feet off the left center field wall. Paul McIntosh (C) doubled. P

Phillies vs Blue Jays @ Dunedin @ 1:07 PM Lineup : Justin Crawford - CF Adolis Garcia - RF Edmundo Sosa - SS Otto Kemp - LF Bryan De La Cruz - DH Rafael Marchan - C Dylan Moore - 2B Christian Cairo - 3B Keaton Anthony - 1B Bryse Wilson RHP Minor League Call-Ups : - note that these players are reserves (may not play) Pitchers : Andrew Baker, Gabriel Barbosa, Aaron Combs, Ryan Dromboski, Saul Teran, Giussepe Velasquez Infielders : Erick Brito, Robert Moore Happy Day, Happy Base

Major League Practice : Pitchers : Side bullpen (half field mound) - Christopher Sanchez, Genesis Cabrera, Jhoan Duran Live BP (Stadium) - Jose Alvarado, Tanner Banks, Lou Trivino, Alan Rangel, Alex McFarlane, Yoniel Curet - catchers - Rene Pinto, Garrett Stubbs, Caleb Ricketts, Kehden Hettiger, Paul McIntosh - hitters - Adolis Garcia, Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner, Bryce Harper, Alec Bohm, Rafael Marchan, Bryson Stott, Edmundo Sosa, Brandon Marsh, Otto Kemp, Dylan Moore, B

Major League Practice : Pitchers : Side bullpen (half field mound) - Bryse Wilson Live BP (Stadium) - Brad Keller, Jonathan Bowlan, Kyle Backhus, Trevor Richards, Tim Mayza - catchers - JT Realmuto, Rafael Marchan, Garrett Stubbs - hitters - Bryce Harper, Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber, Adolis Garcia, Dylan Moore, Bryson Stott, Alec Bohm, Edmundo Sosa, Brandon Marsh, JT Realmuto Live BP (Ashburn) - Chase Shugart, Jonathan Hernandez - catchers - Paul McIntosh, Kehden Hettiger

Major League Practice : Pitchers : Side bullpen (half field mound) - Andrew Bechtold Live BP (Stadium) - Aaron Nola, Jesus Luzardo & Andrew Painter - catchers JT Realmuto, Rene Pinto & Rafael Marchan - hitters - Justin Crawford, Johan Rojas, Pedro Leon, Bryan De La Cruz, Liover Peguero, Dante Nori, Jose Rodriquez, Felix Reyes, Bryan Rincon, Aroon Escobar, Rene Pinto, Paul McIntosh Position Players : Catchers : fielding, throwing and BP before live BP sessions - Stadium Infiel

RHP Connor Gillispie has signed a minor league contract for the 2026 season with the Phillies. The 28 year old pitched last season with the Miami Marlins and Minnesota Twins organizations appearing in six major league games with Miami - all starts - 26 IP, 8.65 ERA - he pitched at the AAA level in 12 games (10 starts) with Jacksonville (8 games) for the Marlins and St. Paul (4 games) for the Twins posting a combined 7.23 ERA in 47.1 IP. Gillispie was selected in the 2019 dra

Major League Practice : Pitchers : Side bullpens (seven mounds) - Jose Alvarado, Tanner Banks, Jhoan Duran Live BP (Roberts) - Christopher Sanchez, Max Lazar, Seth Johnson, Zach McAmbley, Yoniel Curet, Alex McFarlane - catchers : Rafael Marchan, Garrett Stubbs, Caleb Ricketts, Paul McIntosh - hitters : Bryson Stott, Alec Bohm, Adolis Garcia, Edmundo Sosa, Justin Crawford, Johan Rojas, Liover Peguero, Rafael Marchan, Garrett Stubbs, Aidan Miller Live BP (Ashburn) - Taijuan Wal

Major League Practice : Day One  - Full Squad : Pitchers : Side bullpens (seven mounds) - Brad Keller, Aaron Nola, Jesus Luzardo, Jonathan Bowlan, Jean Cabrera, Jonathan Hernandez and Andrew Painter Pitchers fielding practice was held on the half field for those not throwing bullpens or live BP. Live BP (Roberts) - Bryse Wilson (up down), Tim Mayza, Kyle Backhus - catchers - Paul McIntosh, Garrett Stubbs, Rafael Marchan - hitters - Bryson Stott, JT Realmuto, Rafael Marchan, A

Major League Practice : Day Five - Pitchers and Catchers : No side bullpens - pitchers did stretching, throwing programs and conditioning work. Catchers did their fielding, throwing and hitting practices in the Stadium. Minor Leagues : High Performance Camp has concluded - Minor League Mini Camp begins 2/16. Minor leaguers were off today. This and That : Thru the first four days of initial Spring Training the number of on-site spectators is noticeably less than prior years -

Major League Practice : Day Four - Pitchers and Catchers : Nine pitchers threw side bullpens on the seven mounds - Jose Alvarado, Tanner Banks, Genesis Cabrera, Yoniel Curet, Tucker Davidson, Jhoan Duran, Seth Johnson, Lou Trivino, Taijuan Walker and Bryse Wilson. Zach McCambley threw a live BP inside the stadium . Catchers did their fielding, throwing and hitting practices on Roberts Field before bullpens. Camp Spotlight : Big League Bullpen Possibilities The Phillies have

Major League Practice : Day Three - Pitchers and Catchers : Fifteen pitchers threw side bullpens on the seven mounds - Jonathan Bowlan, Jean Cabrera, Jesus Luzardo, Aaron Nola, Alex McFarlane, Andrew Painter, Christopher Sanchez, Brad Keller, Tim Mayza, Trevor Richards, Chase Shugart, Kyle Backhus, Jonathan Hernandez, Zach Pop and Alan Rangel. Three pitchers threw live BP inside the stadium - Max Lazar, Nolan Hoffman and Andrew Walling. Kehden Hettiger, JT Realmuto, Paul McI

Major League Practice : Day Two - Pitchers and Catchers : The eight catchers in camp ( Rafael Marchan, Paul McIntosh, JT Realmuto, Garrett Stubbs, Kehden Hettiger, Mark Kolozsvary, Rene Pinto, Caleb Ricketts ) did throwing, pop up and catching drills and took batting practice on the stadium field. Pitchers went thru fielding practice on Ashburn and Schmidt fields. No side bullpens today. High Performance Camp - Day Nineteen : Position player fielding drills were conducted o

Major League Practice : Day One - Pitchers and Catchers : The eight catchers in camp ( Rafael Marchan, Paul McIntosh, JT Realmuto, Garrett Stubbs, Kehden Hettiger, Mark Kolozsvary, Rene Pinto, Caleb Ricketts ) ran bases, did throwing and took batting practice on Roberts Field. Pitchers went thru fielding practice on Ashburn and Schmidt fields. Pitchers Jose Alvarado, Jhoan Duran, Taijuan Walker, Tanner Banks, Seth Johnson, Zach McCambley, Lou Trivino, Genesis Cabrera, Yoniel

Workouts continued for camp participants. While the emphasis is on strength training and conditioning the winter version of HP Camp has more baseball practice activities than the Fall version. HP Camp workouts were held on the complex training fields. Position player drills were conducted on Carlton field - a full infield/outfield joint session. Batting practice was held on three fields - Ashburn, Carlton and Roberts. I watched both fielding and batting practice.  Keaton Anth

Workouts continued for camp participants. While the emphasis is on strength training and conditioning the winter version of HP Camp has more baseball practice activities than the Fall version. HP Camp workouts were held on the complex training fields. Position player drills were conducted on Carlton field. Sixteen pitchers threw side bullpen sessions today on the seven mounds area and in the lab - Giussepe Velasquez, Trent Gresham, Anderson Navas, Deiry Gonzalez, Tyler Bowan,

RHP Lou Trivino has now officially signed a minor league contract for the 2026 season with the Phillies. Mr. Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic initially reported an agreement last night. He has also been extended an invitation to big league spring training camp. The 34 year old was the 12th round draft pick of the Oakland Athletics in the 2013 draft from Slippery Rock University. The Phillies signed him on 8/4/25 as a free agent after he had been released by the Dodgers. Trivino

Current Phillies underlined. Canada : RHP Phillippe Aumont RHP Noah Skirrow Manager Ernie Whitt Colombia : RHP Nabil Crismatt C Jorge Alfaro Panama : C Christian Bethancourt INF Jonathan Arauz INF John Camargo INF Edmundo Sosa INF Ruben Tejada - now a Phillies minor league coach Manager Jose Mayorga Puerto Rico : RHP Yacksel Rios Brazil : RHP Gabriel Barbosa Great Britain : RHP Tyler Viza RHP Vance Worley INF Nick Ward Italy : LHP Sam Aldegheri RHP Michael Lorenzen RHP Aaron

Player Development  Front Office : Director of Player Development and Director of Hitting  - Luke Murton - second year in the role - previously two years as the Director of Hitting Development - came to the Phillies from the San Diego Padres where he was a Baseball Operations Advisor and Scouting Cross Checker from 2018 to 2022.  Prior to that he was a scout with the San Francisco Giants from 2015 to 2018 and a minor league coach with the Boston Red Sox before that.  He’s ow