The Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres are reportedly interested in trading for Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran.

Phillies' Rob Thomson Announces Exciting Aaron Nola News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Right-hander Aaron Nola is in his 11th MLB season as a frontline starter for the Philadelphia Phillies. The 32-year-old veteran was selected seventh overall in the 2014 MLB Draft and made his big-league debut a year later, in the 2015 regular season.

Sunday represented Masataka Yoshida’s first start in the outfield since the end of the 2023 season. A day later, he’ll get a chance to rest his legs in Philly.

Phillies owner John Middleton admires how Dick Allen, who will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on Sunday, handled the racism he faced in Philadelphia.

Jim Bowden of The Athletic listed a few closers that the Phillies could target in the coming days leading up to the trade deadline. Among them was Baltimore Orioles former All-Star Felix Bautista.

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Jeff Bittiger, who was serving as a scout for the Athletics, has died, the organization announced. He was 63 years old. Bittiger spent the past 22 years as a scout for the Athletics before he died Saturday morning after a battle with cancer.

Suárez’s velocity has, broadly, fallen across his repertoire since May. Manager Rob Thomson and the lefty say they are not concerned.

On Monday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic named one such pitcher the Yankees might have a shot at acquiring: Athletics fireballer Mason Miller. However, he also noted that the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers would be potential rivals in the bidding war.