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thelibertyline.com > 02/26/2026 > tom-mccarthy-beer-phillies-st

Tom McCarthy sat in the outfield with an ice cold beer at Phillies Spring Training and every Philadelphian stuck in the snow felt it

2+ hour, 10+ min ago  (286+ words) While the rest of Philadelphia was getting absolutely buried in snow after Punxsutawney Phil had the audacity to predict six more weeks of winter, Tom McCarthy was sitting in the outfield at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater with an ice cold…...

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thelibertyline.com > 02/25/2026 > world-baseball-classic-schedule

Complete Schedule: 2026 World Baseball Classic

18+ hour, 37+ min ago  (263+ words) FOX Sports announced the full U.S. broadcast schedule for the 2026 World Baseball Classic, and the good news is that between FOX, FS1, FS2, FOX Deportes, the FOX Sports App, and Tubi, all 47 games will be available to watch. The tournament tips off Wednesday,…...

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thelibertyline.com > 02/25/2026 > world-baseball-classic-pool-play

Your Guide to the 2026 World Baseball Classic: Full Pool Breakdown, What to Watch, and Predictions

18+ hour, 52+ min ago  (1848+ words) The 2026 World Baseball Classic kicks off on March 3 with the Championship Game set for March 17 in Miami. Twenty nations across two continents with one massive question. Can Team USA and Aaron Judge get revenge on Shohei Ohtani and Japan after…...

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thelibertyline.com > 02/25/2026 > phillies-lineup-vs-tigers-keller

Phillies announce lineup for Grapefruit League game against Detroit Tigers in Clearwater

21+ hour, 29+ min ago  (167+ words) The Phillies released their lineup for Wednesday's Spring Training game against the Detroit Tigers at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater. Brad Keller gets the ball in what will be his Philly debut, with the game being run as a bullpen game....

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thelibertyline.com > 02/25/2026 > tarik-skubal-andrew-painter-trade

Bleacher Report thinks the Phillies should trade for Tarik Skubal and obviously, they aren't wrong

22+ hour, 33+ min ago  (424+ words) Tarik Skubal to the Phillies? Bleacher Report put together a piece listing one trade that makes sense for every MLB team, and look, we know what Bleacher Report is at this point, but the Phillies entry was interesting enough to…...

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thelibertyline.com > 02/24/2026 > bryce-harper-rhys-hoskins-phils

Bryce Harper says the Rhys Hoskins reunion conversation with Dave Dombrowski never happened

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (463+ words) Last week, we covered the report that Bryce Harper had been pushing the Phillies to bring back Rhys Hoskins and that Dave Dombrowski ultimately passed. Turns out the story didn't really happen at all. Report: Bryce Harper advocated for Rhys…...

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thelibertyline.com > 02/23/2026 > baseball-olympics-2028-mlb

Baseball officially added to the Olympics for 2028 and Major League Baseball needs to go all in

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (374+ words) The International Olympic Committee made it official. Baseball is back in the Olympics for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles and this is genuinely one of the best pieces of sports news in a long time. Now MLB needs to…...

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thelibertyline.com > 02/23/2026 > tarik-skubal-world-baseball-classic

Tarik Skubal will make one start for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic before heading back to the Tigers

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (395+ words) Tarik Skubal announced he will make one start for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic before heading back to the Tigers. One start. In pool play. Against a team we will beat by double digits. And then he added…...

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thelibertyline.com > 02/23/2026 > kyle-schwarber-spring-home-run

Business As Usual: Kyle Schwarber blasts 438-foot HR in his first Spring at-bat

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (416+ words) Kyle Schwarber led the National League with 56 home runs last season and apparently saw no reason to ease into things this spring. First at-bat of the Grapefruit League schedule against Pittsburgh's Braxton Ashcraft, 108.7 mph off the bat, 438 feet to right…...

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thelibertyline.com > 02/21/2026 > nick-castellanos-first-base-padres

WATCH: One game into Spring Training and Nick Castellanos looks like a Gold Glove first baseman

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (282+ words) One game into Spring Training with the San Diego Padres and Nick Castellanos is already making diving plays at first base that have people losing their minds. One split squad game in February and Nick Castellanos looks like a modern…...