Don Mattingly has steered the Phillies back into contention after taking over midseason, yet questions about his long-term future with the club keep circulating.

Gabriel Barbosa is receiving love from around the sport of baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies pitching prospect recently was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer. As part of his fight, Barbosa had a GoFundMe organized by the executive that originally signed him into pro ball.

MLB players and baseball figures are rallying around Phillies prospect Gabriel Barbosa after his Stage 3 colon cancer diagnosis.

We're in the final month of the regular season, but teams and players aren't done yet

"Cristopher Sanchez and Jesus Luzardo have 200 K in back-to-back seasons," Weintraub shared. "They're just the third LHP teammate duo in MLB history to do it in consecutive years, joining two other Philadelphia pairs: Cliff Lee/Cole Hamels (2012-2013 Phillies). Rube Waddell/Eddie Plank (1904-05 A's)."

The Phillies closed July having lost four straight games and four straight series, but they opened August with four straight wins and never looked back. With a 2-1 victory over the D-backs in Monday’s series opener,

The Philadelphia Phillies quietly announced the signing of a 3-year MLB player during the Diamondbacks series.

Joel Reuter of Bleacher Report named top prospect and former first-round pitcher Gage Wood as a player the Phillies could promote to have a big impact on their postseason hunt. But not as a starter, but rather in a role change to the bullpen.

The Phillies capped a huge August, Colton Cowser saved the game with a catch, the Cubs set dinger records, Jacob deGrom looked like an ace and more from Monday's MLB action.

The Phillies are alive and well in the hunt for the MLB playoffs — both in the division and wild-card races — and looking to capture their third consecutive National League East title. Each of the last two postseasons ended in the division round,