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Bruce Willis was in town to throw out the first pitch Wednesday before the Phillies-Brewers game. Kapler played second base for the lefty Willis' batting practice session, which ... let's just say it rivaled Tom Cruise's throwing program in this scene in "War of the Worlds." Willis put a few balls in play off BP pitcher Dusty Wathan but fouled most of them off. Continue to Article

May 15, 2019 6:41:pm EST

The Bryce Harper off-day debate wears on as Phillies' offense goes silent again originally appeared on nbcsportsphiladelphia.com Tuesday was a quiet night for the Phillies, save for a scare in the top of the sixth inning. Bryce Harper, who is struggling mightily at the plate, made two more impact plays in right field, sliding catches in foul territory. The first, to lead off the sixth, left him shaken up and limping. Continue to Article

May 14, 2019 11:19:pm EST

Harper hasn't just been swinging and missing at strike threes, either — his overall contact rate of 66.3 percent, per FanGraphs, would be a career-worst and is about 8.5 percent above his career average. That being said, Harper's year-to-year declines in contact percentage have dipped by around the same amount. In 2016, his contact percentage was 79.1 percent, but dipped to 74.7 percent the next season, a 4.4 percent dip. Continue to Article

May 14, 2019 4:05:pm EST

Angels 5, Twins 4: Shohei Ohtani has started off slowly in his first few games back from Tommy John surgery, but here he hit a two-run home run off of José Berríos in the third inning to give the Angels a 3-2 lead. He also reached base in four of his five plate appearances. Tommy La Stella, who was 3-for-5 on the night, would homer later for some insurance for the Halos. Continue to Article

May 14, 2019 10:37:am EST

Chicago White Sox left-hander Carlos Rodon will undergo Tommy John surgery on Wednesday with the procedure likely sidelining him through the first half of the 2020 season. In addition, White Sox right-handed reliever Nate Jones underwent season-ending surgery on Monday to repair a flexor tear in his pitching forearm. Rodon, 26, went on the injured list on May 2, one day after feeling elbow tightness while giving up three runs and five hits in 3 2/3 innings against the Baltimore Orioles. Continue to Article

May 13, 2019 8:01:pm EST