The Baltimore Orioles will face the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday, February 23rd, at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida, as Spring Training is officially underway. Jackson Holliday went 0-2 but scored a run in his first action of the spring.

They’re the two words that herald the coming of spring, the promise of warm sunshine and long days, the sound of bat-on-ball and the return of the boys of summer: Play ball!

Tyler Phillips achieved a lifelong dream last season when he pitched for his hometown team. But it isn’t lost on him that his major-league future might be elsewhere. Phillips, who grew up in South Jersey,

The Phillies dropped to 0-2 in Spring Training after losing their home debut 7-3 to the Baltimore Orioles. Not much to write home about here as Rob Thomson is still easing in the regulars piecemeal, but there were a couple of dingers to get excited about.

The Philadelphia Phillies are a veteran team with title aspirations. That makes spring training a different operation for them than, say, the rebuilding Washington Nationals. Most of the Phillies key roles are already set,