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The Chicago White Sox won the World Series in a 4-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Another change to the MLB, this time with a team changing name. John Fisher had a change of heart and decided to keep the Athletics in Oakland, but as he continues to try alienate the A's fanbase even further, he changed their name to the Patriots.

As for the Phillies, their 79-83 record saw them finish 3rd in the NL East, 18 games behind the Mets for the division lead and 8 games out of the playoffs. All in all, the Phillies had the exact same record as in 2025, but were slightly closer to a playoff spot.

Starting Lineup

C Alejandro Kirk .256/.330/.376 88 wRC+ 1.6 WAR
1B Bryce Harper .303/.415/.509 141 wRC+ 3.2 WAR
2B Bryson Stott .252/.313/.376... 82 wRC+ 2.1 WAR
3B Kendall Simmons .210/.284/.378... 75 wRC+ 0.1 WAR
SS Trea Turner .323/.369/.541 ... 136 wRC+ 5.7 WAR
LF Brandon Marsh .285/.338/.421 ... 101 wRC+ 1.7 WAR
CF Cristian Pache .233/.321/.359 83 wRC+ 0.8 WAR
RF Johan Rojas .292/.323/.429 ... 97 wRC+ 2.0 WAR
DH Alec Bohm .290/.346/.537 128 wRC+ 2.0 WAR

Pitching Staff

Mick Abel 7-15 147.2 IP 5.73 ERA 1.7 WAR
Michael King 11-8 152.2 IP 4.42 ERA 2.9 WAR
Zach Wheeler 10-11 175.2 IP, 4.41 ERA 3.4 WAR
Aaron Nola 7-7 158.1 IP, 4.38 ERA, 2.2 WAR
Chris Sale 4-6 85.0 IP, 5.61 ERA, 0.6 WAR

Orion Kerkering 3-8 39 SV 60.2 IP 4.3 ERA 0.6 WAR
Jameson Taillon 4-4 81.0 IP 5.00 ERA -0.6 WAR
Ben Lively 2-4 2 SV 83.0 IP 4.55 ERA 0.1 WAR

In-season FA signings

Signed free agent SP Carson Spiers to a 1-year contract worth a total of $860,000.

Trades

Traded 17-year old minor league C Julio Campos and 23-year old minor league LHP John Sosa to the San Diego Padres, getting 33-year old minor league RHP Luis Perdomo and 17-year old minor league LHP Luis Moya in return.

Traded 37-year old LHP Chris Sale to the Cincinnati Reds, getting 24-year old minor league RHP Ty Floyd and 22-year old minor league RHP Maison Martinez in return.

Traded 30-year old minor league 3B Kody Clemens to the St. Louis Cardinals, getting 19-year old minor league LHP Jaxon Baker and 23-year old minor league CF Joshua Baez in return.

Draft
The Phillies had the 13th overall pick in the draft and chose INF Trent Caraway, 21, out of college.
2nd round: INF Cal Fisher, 21 out of college
4th round: RHP Matthew Sharman, 18, out of high school

The third and fifth round pick didn't sign with the Phillies.

Awards

For the first time since this journey began, two Phillies won an award, as Bryce Harper and Trea Turner won the Silver Slugger at first base and shortstop respectively for their efforts.

AL Great Gloves
P Jose Berrios (4)
C Jose Trevino (3)
1B Sean Bouchard (2)
2B Jackson Holliday (2)
3B Matt Chapman (7)
SS Willy Adames (2)
LF Eustery Ruiz
CF Ceddane Rafaela
RF Kyle Tucker (3)

NL Great Gloves
P Blake Snell (3)
C Drew Romo (3)
1B Sal Stewart
2B Ezequiel Tovar (3)
3B Cade Doughty
SS Joey Ortiz
LF Kyle Isbel
CF Luis Matos
RF Johan Rojas

AL Silver Sluggers
C Adley Rutschman (4)
1B Luis Arraez (3)
2B Jackson Holliday (2)
3B Coby Mayo (2)
SS Gunnar Henderson (2)
LF Wyatt Langford
CF Mike Trout (10)
RF Julio Cisneros
P Walker Buehler

NL Silver Sluggers
C Tyler Soderstrom
1B Bryce Harper
2B Matt McLain (2)
3B Elly De La Cruz
SS Trea Turner (2)
LF James Wood
CF Michael Harris II (2)
RF Jackson Chourio
DH Christian Encarnacion-Strand

Reliever of the Year
AL Keegan Akin (8-3, 2 SV, 2.24 ERA, 2.1 WAR)
NL Pete Fairbanks (7-1, 34 SV, 2.3 ERA, 1.9 WAR)

Rookie of the Year
AL Charlie Condon (.270/.3361/.488, 31 HR, 2.8 WAR)
NL Sal Stewart (.257/.385/.462, 20 HR, 2.6 WAR)

CY Young
AL Framber Valdez (12-7, 2.58 ERA, 209.1 IP, 5.8 WAR)
NL Max Fried (15-7, 3.04 ERA, 219.0 IP, 7.6 WAR)

MVP
AL Gunnar Henderson (.314/.422/.627, 38 HR, 10.4 WAR)
NL Elly De La Cruz (.306/.377/.672, 50 HR, 9.2 WAR)