Phillies Make Nick Castellanos Decision Before Nationals Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Philadelphia Phillies have seemingly drawn a line in the sand on Nick Castellanos. The 33-year-old has been on the team since 2022 after beginning his career in Detroit back in 2013.

If Major League Baseball undergoes radical realignment and puts the Yankees and Mets in the same division down the road, their fans will have to “relearn who to love and who to hate” in terms of opposing teams.

Analyst John Kruk decided to go on a tangent between pitches during the Phillies’ game Monday. And it involved some deep thoughts about clocks.

The Philadelphia Phillies have taken a commanding lead over the second-place New York Mets, currently leading the NL East by six games with under two months left in the season. Both teams were in position to claim the division title during July,

Regardless of where these teams are in the standings, if the Mets keep playing like they have been since June, they’ll be in for a short summer and a long winter.

Catcher Francisco Alvarez has been terrific for the Mets since he was recalled from Triple-A in late July, posting a 1.054 OPS in 21 games. But after he injured his thumb sliding into second base in Sunday night's game, he's headed for the shelf at the most inopportune time.

Ahead of Monday’s series opener against the Seattle Mariners, manager Rob Thomson announced that Alvarado would return to the active roster on Tuesday when he is first eligible. “José Alvarado will indeed be activated tomorrow when he’s eligible to rejoin the roster, Rob Thomson said,” wrote Ty Daubert of Phillies Nation.

The Mets took two of three from the red-hot Mariners over the weekend, including a 7-3 win on Sunday night during the Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It was the first series the Mets had won since sweeping the San Francisco Giants from July 25-27.