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Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Scranton Wilkes-Barre 4 (34-23, 71-61) Lehigh Valley 3 (28-31, 63-71) - Moosic, PA - PNC Field At Bat : 3 R, 8 H, 4 BB, 7 K’s Gabriel Rincones Jr had two hits (single & double). Otto Kemp singled, had two RBIs and a run scored. Carter Kieboom had two hits (single & double). On The Hill : 4 R, 9 H, 2 BB, 7 K’s RH Alan Rangel - 5.1 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 6 K’s - 82 pitches - 54 strikes LH Kyle Backhus - 1.2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 BB,

Since 1986 the Phillies have honored the annual top position players and pitchers in their minor league system. The award is named in memory of Paul Owens, a Phillies legend who spent 48 years in the Phillies organization as a scout, farm director, general manager, manager and senior advisor. Last year UTL Otto Kemp & RHP Griff McGarry were the award recipients. The Phillies single A teams end their regular season this week on 9/6/26, AA Reading concludes next week on 9/13/26

Phillies Press Release Thursday, September 3, 2026 BRYAN RINCON AND CODY BOWKER EARN ORGANIZATIONAL HONORS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST Reading infielder Bryan Rincon and Reading right-handed pitcher Cody Bowker have been named Phillies Minor League Hitter and Pitcher of the Month, respectively, for August. Rincon, 22, played in 25 games for double-A Reading in August, slashing .330/.487/.580 (1.067 OPS) with seven doubles, five home runs, 10 RBI, 25 walks and 22

El sistema de desarrollo de jugadores de los Phillies cuenta con múltiples opciones para la posición clave de campocorto, incluyendo a Aidan Miller, Bryan Rincon, Matthew Ferrara, Tyler Spangler, Juan Parra y Romeli Espinosa. Sin embargo, hay otro joven que ha llamado la atención este verano y al que conviene seguir la pista: Juan Villavicencio, de 21 años (firmado como agente libre internacional el 15 de enero de 2022, procedente de Maracaibo, Venezuela). Juan fue ascendido

The Phillies Player Development pipeline has multiple options at the premium position of shortstop including Aidan Miller, Bryan Rincon, Matthew Ferrara, Tyler Spangler, Juan Parra and Romeli Espinosa. Yet there’s one more young man who’s turned heads this summer that folks should take note of - twenty-one year old Juan Villavicencio (signed as an international free agent 1/15/22 from Maracaibo, Venezuela). Juan was promoted to Jersey Shore on 7/27 from Clearwater, while with

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Scranton Wilkes-Barre 9 (33-23, 70-61) Lehigh Valley 2 (28-30, 63-70) - Moosic, PA - PNC Field At Bat : 2 R, 11 H, 1 BB, 7 K’s Keaton Anthony had three hits (two singles & double). Christian Cairo, Otto Kemp, Kameron Misner and Alex Binelas each had two hits. Kemp homered (14th). On The Hill : 9 R, 14 H, 4 BB, 9 K’s RH Casey Lawrence - 4.1 IP, 7 R, 12 H, 1 HB, 0 BB, 4 K’s - 94 pitches - 61 strikes RH Max Lazar - 1.2 IP, 0

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley (28-29, 63-69) Scranton Wilkes-Barre (32-23, 69-61) - Moosic, PA - PNC Field - two games Game One : Lehigh Valley 4 Scranton Wilkes-Barre 2 Completion of 8/16 suspended game At Bat : 4 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 9 K’s Robert Moore doubled. On The Hill : 2 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s RH Casey Lawrence - 1 perfect IP - 9 pitches - 7 strikes RH Drake Fellows - 6 IP, 2 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 71 pitches - 47 strikes LH Tanner Banks - 2 p

The Phillies have signed 27 year old RHP Sam Carlson to a minor league contract and added him to the Reading roster. Carlson was the 2017 2nd round draft selection of the Seattle Mariners from Burnsville High School in Minnesota. Carlson had TJ surgery in July of 2018 and missed the entire 2019 season. He played in the Mariners organization thru 2023 signing with the Milwaukee Brewers on 11/30/23 and then with the Los Angeles Dodgers on 1/6/25. On 12/27/25 he signed his third

The Phillies have historically issued “Player of the Month” awards in two categories - Hitter and Pitcher. Below are a few possibilities for the August awards 🤔🤓. Hitters of the Month : SS Bryan Rincon - Reading - 22 years old - 2022 14th round draft pick - Shaler Area HS - Pittsburgh, PA - .330/.487/.580 with a 1.067 OPS in 25 games (115 PA’s) with 29 hits (7 doubles, 5 HR’s) and 10 RBIs, 25 walks, 24 K’s, 22 runs, 51 Total Bases. OF- Francisco Renteria - DSL Phillies

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) : Lehigh Valley (27-28, 62-68) The Iron Pigs went 2-4 for the week against Syracuse (Mets affiliate). The week’s standouts : At Bat : Robert Moore - 4 for 10 (.400), double, triple, 2 HR’s, 4 RBIs Gabriel Rincones Jr - 5 for 15 (.333), double, HR On The Hill : RH Chuck King - two starts - 11 IP, 4 R - 3 earned, 9 H, 2 BB, 10 K’s LH Tanner Banks - two appearances - 2.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 5 K’s RH Grant Holman - two appearanc

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Syracuse 8 (30-26, 68-63) Lehigh Valley 0 (27-28, 62-68)- Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park Combined no-hitter for six Syracuse hurlers At Bat : 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 3 K’s On The Hill : 8 R, 12 H, 3 BB, 9 K’s RH Chuck King - 5 IP, 3 R - 2 earned, 5 H, 1 BB, 5 K’s - 92 pitches - 56 strikes RH Michael Mercado - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 14 pitches - 8 strikes LH Kirby Snead - 1/3 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 1 K - 23 pitches - 12 strikes

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley (27-27, 62-67) Syracuse (29-26, 67-63)- Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park Game One : Syracuse 6 Lehigh Valley 0 - seven innings At Bat : 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 7 K’s Kameron Misner singled with two outs in the bottom of the seventh for the only hit of the game. On The Hill : 6 R, 8 H, 1 BB, 8 K’s RH Alan Rangel - 4 IP, 5 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 75 pitches - 49 strikes LH Tanner Banks - 1.2 perfect IP - 19 pitches - 14 st

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 6 (27-25, 62-65) Syracuse 4 (27-26, 65-63)- Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 6 R, 6 H, 3 BB, 13 K’s Robert Moore doubled and hit two home runs including the walk-off game winner (13th & 14th) posting four RBIs. Colby Thomas doubled. On The Hill : 4 R, 10 H, 2 BB, 3 K’s RH Casey Lawrence - 5.2 IP, 4 R, 8 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 63 pitches - 41 strikes LH Kirby Snead - 1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 16 pitches

The Reading Fightins are in a playoff hunt for the first time since 2019. After a below five hundred first half of the season (30-39) in which the club finished fifth in the six team Eastern League NorthEast Division a re-tooled squad has gone 31-21 and holds first place (while first half winner Hartford is last in the second half). There are sixteen games left in the regular season. The average age of Eastern League position players is 23.7 this year - Reading is almost spot

Seventeen year old outfielder Francisco Renteria has been named the 2026 Dominican Summer League (DSL) Most Valuable Player (MVP). He was also named a league all-star and the top MLB prospect in the league. Renteria led the league in triples (9), slugging percentage (.682) and OPS (1.152) and was in the top three in runs, hits, home runs, RBIs and batting average (.379). To my knowledge he’s the first Phillies player to ever win the regular season MVP award. Outfielder Raylin

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Syracuse (27-25, 65-62) Lehigh Valley (26-25, 61-65) - Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park - PPD - Rain Eastern League (AA) - Reading (31-21, 61-60) Binghamton (27-26, 54-68) Reading, PA - First Energy Stadium - PPD - Rain South Atlantic League (High A) - Wilmington (30-26 ,61-60) Jersey Shore (18-37, 44-76) - Lakewood, NJ - Shoretown Ballpark - PPD - Rain Florida State League (Low A) - Lakeland (29-26, 60-60) Clearwater (28-

The Phillies have signed 29 year old RHP Josh Winder to a two year minor league contract. He was the 7th round draft pick of the Minnesota Twins in the 2018 draft from VMI. Winder pitched for the Twins organization thru the 2024 season, he then signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks on 1/23/25 but did not pitch for them as he underwent Tommy John surgery, the Diamondbacks released him on 3/28/25. He has not pitched in a game since. Winder made 38 major l

Phillies Press Release Thursday, August 27, 2026 PHILLIES ANNOUNCE PERSONNEL MOVES IN BASEBALL OPERATIONS The Phillies today made several personnel moves in baseball operations. Phillies President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski made the announcement. Dan Aucoin was promoted to Assistant General Manager, Research and Information Luke Murton was promoted to the new role of Assistant General Manager, Hitting Ray Robles was promoted to Director, Minor League and I

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Syracuse 11 (27-25, 65-62) Lehigh Valley 1 (26-25, 61-65) - Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 1 R, 7 H, 0 BB, 12 K’s Gabriel Rincones Jr had three hits (two singles & HR). On The Hill : 11 R, 15 H, 2 BB, 6 K’s RH Drake Fellows - 4.2 IP, 7 R - 6 earned, 10 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 66 pitches - 46 strikes RH Ryan Cusick - 1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 20 pitches - 10 strikes LH Tanner Banks - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 11 pi

Arizona Fall League : This year the Phillies contingent will join with the Guardians, Mets, Rangers and Royals as part of the Surprise Saguaros team. Last year the Phillies crew also played in Surprise as part of the league championship squad joining with the Brewers, Guardians, Rangers and Royals. Typically four pitchers, a coach, three position players and a training support member are sent. MLB will announce the selections on the AFL website before the season begins on Oct