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Running it back. Three words Phillies fans are tired of hearing heading into 2026.

The Phils have reached the postseason for four straight years, and for four straight years, they’ve come up short. They shocked everyone with a run to the 2022 World Series, only to fall to the Astros in six games. When a core stays together that long – and produces a similar ending each October – change becomes expected.

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Yet 15 players on the 2025 Opening Day roster were also on the 2022 team. It’s a battle-tested group, but the results are stale.

Even after a 96-win season, urgency hangs over the franchise because of one unavoidable obstacle in the National League:

The Dodgers.

Shohei Ohtani, Fred

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