The Philadelphia Phillies made the MLB playoffs 4 years in a row from 2022 to 2025. Over the primary third and alter of the 2026 MLB season, they’ve stumbled a bit bit.
The workforce is 31-29, second place within the National League East and 9 and a half video games behind the first-place Atlanta Braves. Philadelphia is one sport again of a wild card spot.
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Star first basemanBryce Harper is protecting the squad afloat, as at all times. The veteran has seen a resurgence after final yr’s slight downturn in manufacturing. He has appeared in all 60 of the workforce’s video games.
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper (3)
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Harper is batting .262 with a .363 on-base share, an .882 OPS, 14 house runs and 36 RBI. This all comes whereas having his lowest strikeout price since 2020 at 18.5%.
If it was not for Harper, it’s arduous to think about the Phillies are above .500, not to mention second within the division inside putting vary.
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Before this night’s sport towards the San Diego Padres, the primary baseman commented on minor league shortstop Aidan Miller, a 21-year-old Phillies prospect in Triple-A. “You always want to see a guy playing. Obviously, it’s been a tough stretch for him. I just hope he gets better.” This was reported by Tim Kelly, the managing editor of On Pattinson.
Miller is ready to get surgical procedure on his lumbar backbone area. It’s anticipated that the restoration shall be about 6 to eight weeks, maybe longer. The again damage has stored him out of play all season down at Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
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Miller is Philadelphia’s top-ranked prospect, in keeping with MLB.com’s rankings. He has performed prefer it within the minor leagues. In 116 video games final yr throughout the very best ranges of the minors in Double-A and Triple-A, Miller stole 59 bases, had an on-base share of .392 and OPS of .825.
All-Star shortstop Trea Turner isn’t going anyplace, nevertheless it’s attainable that when referred to as up Miller might play both second or third base. That choice is a minimum of months down the road nevertheless due to Miller’s surgical procedure and relative lack of expertise at Triple-A.
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This story was initially printed by Athlon Sports on Jun 3, 2026, the place it first appeared within the MLB part. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.