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    Weston Wilson(Wesleyan Christian Academy) homers in his first Major League Baseball at-bat for Philadelphia Phillies

    Weston Wilson from WES did this??? YES, and you have to be sure that Billy and Spencer Wilson were jumping up and down, and they were fit to be tied, as the old saying goes….Great job Weston Wilson, and you persevered, and you are HERE man…Continue to make the most of it…And from the USA Today, the details…The Details…. Phillies rookie Wilson homers in 1st MLB plate appearance after nearly 2,900 at-bats in minors PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Weston Wilson homered in his first major league plate appearance, a long-awaited milestone for the 28-year-old rookie who was drafted…

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    Weston Wilson, from Wesleyan Christian Academy, joins the Philadelphia Phillies, and now he’s on the MLB circuit

    The former Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojan, Weston Wilson, has joined the Philadelphia Phillies in MLB…Weston is the son of Billy Wilson, and the brother of Spencer Wilson, and Weston played high school baseball at Wesleyan for Coach Scott Davis…Great kid back in the day, and he is now a grown up young man, and he has made the move to the top of the baseball food chain… (They are all very proud of Weston Wilson, his dad Billy, brother Spencer, and former HS coach Scott Davis.) Weston’s dad is also a Wesleyan Christian Academy graduate, and he played soccer, basketball,…

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    Philadelphia Phillies’ call-up has career day weeks after believing MLB career was over

    Phillies’ call-up has career day weeks after believing MLB career was over from Mike Santa Barbara, at YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com Drew Ellis was mulling a go in independent baseball only a few weeks ago, feeling his major league opportunities had dried up. However, called up by the Philadelphia Phillies this week, Ellis had a career day at the plate Sunday, pacing an 11-3 win over the Washington Nationals. Entering the Phillies’ afternoon tilt in D.C., Ellis had connected on only one home run in 92 career at-bats. On Sunday, he doubled that total and then some, smashing two long balls while finishing…

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    Phillies’ catcher J.T. Realmuto(Greensboro Grasshoppers) said the Pitch Clock made the game move ‘Too Fast’ for his pitcher Aaron Nola

    J.T. Realmuto explains how pitch clock contributed to Phillies’ disastrous inning from Larry Brown Sports, with Grey Papke, and from YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com J.T. Realmuto was an SALLY/South Atlantic League Championship catcher for the Greensboro Grasshoppers back in 2011, and his Opening Day pitcher Aaron Nola’s brother, Austin Nola, is also a former Greensboro Grasshopper….Austin Nola, now a catcher in the Major Leagues for the San Diego Padres… MLB players are beginning to understand how the pitch clock will impact certain game situations in addition to shortening games. Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto admitted that the pitch clock contributed to the Texas…

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    Philadelphia Phillies’ J.T. Realmuto(Greensboro Grasshoppers) receives one of the weirdest ejections of all time

    Phillies’ J.T. Realmuto receives one of the weirdest ejections of all time from Victor Barbosa, with YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto received one of the most bizarre ejections in MLB history during the team’s spring training game against the Blue Jays on Monday. J.T. Realmuto got ejected… in a spring training game? For this? ? pic.twitter.com/guH1S9rjmG — NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) March 27, 2023 According to Matt Gelb of The Athletic, the ejection was the result of a very big, weird misunderstanding between the three-time All-Star and home plate umpire Randy Rosenberg. The early sendoff led to a fake…

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    Philadelphia Phillies’ Aaron Nola ties Tom Seaver for most consecutive strikeouts by a pitcher with 10

    Phillies’ Aaron Nola ties Tom Seaver with 10 consecutive strikeouts from Zac Wassink, at YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com And then there were two. Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola made history during Friday’s opening game of a doubleheader against the New York Mets by notching 10 consecutive strikeouts to tie a record set by Mets legend and Hall of Famer Tom Seaver in April 1970: Nola had an opportunity to set a record, but slugger Pete Alonso was having none of it: THANK YOU PETE pic.twitter.com/8ZEeAEaeL2 — SNY (@SNYtv) June 25, 2021 Tom Seaver: Last 10 outs were strikeouts….Aaron Nola: First 10 outs…

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    Josh Tobias(Southeast Guilford HS) named to the South Atlantic League All-Star Team

    from the Lakewood BlueClaws site with some GreensboroSports.com notes added in: LAKEWOOD, NJ -Josh Tobias(Southeast Guilford High School) has been selected to participate and represent the Lakewood BlueClaws(Philadelphia Phillies) in the 57th annual South Atlantic League All-Star Game on June 21st at Whitaker Bank Ballpark, home of the Lexington (KY) Legends. All-Star Game rosters were announced on Tuesday by South Atlantic League president Eric Krupa. Josh Tobias will be a reserve second baseman for the Northern Division squad. Note – stats through games of Monday, June 6 Tobias, a 23 year-old from Greensboro, North Carolina, is hitting .286 with five…