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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – AUGUST 02: Interm manager Don Mattingly #8 of the Philadelphia Phillies looks on during a rain delay in third inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 2, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
On Saturday, the Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> are playing the second game of their series with the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> (at home).<\/p>\n They are coming off a 5-4 loss on Friday.<\/p>\n UPDATE: The Phillies lost 7-5.<\/p>\n UPDATE: The Phillies won 7-6 on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n Phillies Release 28-Year-Old Pitcher GettyInterim manager Don Mattingly #8 of the Philadelphia Phillies looks on before the 2026 MLB All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park on July 14, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n UPDATE: Ty Daubert of Phillies Nation added more details on the release.\u00a0<\/p>\n He wrote:<\/a> \u201cColin Peluse, a pitcher who spent this season at Double-A Reading, has been released from his player contract and hired by the Phillies as a pitching coach in ther player-development system.\u201d<\/p>\n Colin Peluse, a pitcher who spent this season at Double-A Reading, has been released from his player contract and hired by the Phillies as a pitching coach in ther player-development system.<\/p>\n Also on Friday, news came out that the Phillies had released a player from their organization.<\/p>\n MLB.com wrote<\/a> (on August 7): \u201cReading Fightin Phils released RHP Colin Peluse.\u201d<\/p>\n Peluse did not appear in a game for the Phillies at the MLB level.<\/p>\n Looking At Peluse<\/p>\n Peluse was picked in the 9th round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Athletics.<\/p>\n He has yet to make his MLB debut, as he is in the middle of his 7th season in the Minor Leagues.<\/p>\n Before the Phillies, Peluse had spent the first six years of his pro career in the Athletics\u2019 system.<\/p>\n The 28-year-old went 2-2 with a 7.58 ERA in 23 Double-A and Triple-A games<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n Looking At The Phillies Right Now GettyKyle Schwarber<\/a> #12 of the Philadelphia Phillies makes contact during the second inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Citizens Bank Park on August 8, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n The Phillies came into the night as the second-place team in the National League East with a 62-55 record in 117 games.<\/p>\n They have gone 5-5 over their last ten games (and are 31-29 in 60 games at home).<\/p>\n Following one more game with the Blue Jays, the Phillies will head on the road to visit the St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> on Monday night in Missouri.<\/p>\n Looking At The Blue Jays Right Now GettyVladimir Guerrero<\/a> Jr. #27 of the Toronto Blue Jays reacts after hitting a home run during the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on August 8, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n On the other side of the series, the Blue Jays are the last-place team in the American League East with a 55-62 record in 117 games.<\/p>\n Following the Phillies, they will return home for a series with Jarren Duran<\/a> and the Boston Red Sox<\/a> that starts on Monday night in Canada.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tBen Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0
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\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n