Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 2018, Raleigh was one of the first people Hoffman met as he transitioned from Texas A&M to the majors. Both Raleigh and Hoffman were in the same draft class. Both played together for the short-season Everett AquaSox the year they were drafted. Both started their journey to the majors in the Mariners farm system.

Turner isn’t going to hit .583 the rest of the season the way he has the past five days, but he - along with the sluggers behind him in the order, Kyle Schwarber and Harper - are going to be the key to the Phillies going where they want to go the rest of this season and into the playoffs.

The Philadelphia Phillies have always been members of the National League East. Realignment probably won’t change that.

Fans said getting to games in South Philadelphia will be more difficult after SEPTA enacts drastic public transit cuts.

If your television has a Roku device, go to The Roku Channel and click on MLB Sunday Leadoff, go to the sports section and find the game or search for MLB Leadoff. Then click on the Phillies-Nationals game.

That is where the Phillies found their bats. Philadelphia scored six runs in the first two innings. Despite seeing Washington tie the game at 6, the Phillies dominated the middle innings, scoring the next five runs, and holding on to 11-9 victory.

Trea Turner and the Philadelphia Phillies hit the visiting Seattle Mariners with an offensive onslaught in the series opener on Monday.

Phillies brass Dave Dombrowski, Del Matthews, and Philadelphia Parks and Rec commissioner Susan Slawson will speak on efforts to get more of Philly’s youth into baseball.