Author: Lochlahn March

On July 26, 1928, Oscar Charleston stepped up to the plate at Hilldale Park in Darby and answered hundreds of prayers. Charleston spent two seasons of his Hall of Fame career on the Negro Leagues team from the outskirts of Philadelphia. Hilldale’s opponent on that overcast July day, the Bacharach Giants of Atlantic City, was […]

Cristopher Sánchez celebrated his new contract with seven innings of shutout baseball and a series win against the Diamondbacks. One day after signing a four-year extension with the Phillies, Sánchez held off Arizona on Sunday en route to a 4-1 victory at Citizens Bank Park. Sánchez allowed just three hits — all singles — and […]

Michael Mercado was in the clubhouse in Lehigh Valley on Saturday night when his dream came true. The 25-year-old pitcher was scheduled to throw off the mound for the Phillies’ triple-A affiliate on Sunday, but the IronPigs manager Anthony Contreras called him with a proposition. “We’ve got something going on kind of early at the […]

The Phillies placed Taijuan Walker on the 15-day injured list with right index finger inflammation, the team announced Sunday. Spencer Turnbull will move from the bullpen and back into the starting rotation for Walker’s next scheduled start on Wednesday in Detroit. To fill Walker’s spot on the 26-man roster, the Phillies called up right-handed pitcher […]

On Saturday against the Diamondbacks, Kyle Schwarber took the field alone. The rest of the Phillies fielders — with the exception of starting pitcher Zack Wheeler and catcher Rafael Marchan — let him leave the dugout first to mark a rare start in left field. His second of the season, to be exact. Alec Bohm […]

Rob Thomson is “not sure yet” if Taijaun Walker will make his next scheduled start. Walker said he was feeling “100% fine” following Friday’s game, where he allowed three home runs across four innings in a 5-4 loss to Arizona. But a meeting with Thomson on Saturday revealed a “hot spot” on Walker’s right index […]