It’s hard to argue there’s a baseball team on the planet right now that’s hotter than the Philadelphia Phillies. Owners of the best record in Major League Baseball, the Phillies have been on a tear over the last three weeks.
The start of Saturday’s Phillies game was delayed due to rain, leaving many with a little more than an hour of free time on their hands. One thing fans did to pass the time was tune into the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby.
Dornoch ran in the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, but the horse wasn’t part of the dramatic photo finish that led to Mystik Dan’s victory. No matter, one of Dornoch’s owners got plenty of attention on social media — former Major League player and Philadelphia Phillies legend Jayson Werth.
The Kentucky Derby is always a star-studded event, but many fans who tuned in were surprised to see one particular familiar face on Saturday. Former Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth was featured on the NBC broadcast during the post parade.
Jayson Werth found a new passion during his retirement from MLB. His horse Dornoch will race in the Kentucky Derby.
Mookie Betts was tasked with being the Dodgers’ primary shortstop at the beginning of the season, a position that he hadn’t played as a starter since high school.
Werth never got this nervous in his 15-year MLB career
Fifteen years after turning the 2009 postseason into his own personal home run derby, Jayson Werth is ready to make hay at a different derby. Werth is the co-owner of Dornoch, a horse on a three-race winning streak who looks primed to qualify for and compete in this May’s Kentucky Derby.
Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber continues to smash the baseball out of the park at a historic rate. Schwarber crushed a 461-foot bomb off Arizona Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series on Saturday.
As we enter the quiet months of the MLB offseason, a few former Philadelphia Phillies should remain in the news. That is because the voting for the 2023 MLB Hall Of Fame has begun.
One week ago Monday, the National Baseball Hall of Fame released the 2023 ballot that will be voted on by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
Five former Philadelphia Phillies stars appear on the 2023 Hall of Fame ballot, which was released Monday: Jayson Werth — who played for the Phillies from 2007-2010 — is the lone newcomer on the ballot among players who donned red pinstripes.
Things have a way of coming full circle in baseball. Since joining the Philadelphia Phillies, Bryce Harper has talked about how Jayson Werth used to tell him what the playoffs at Citizens Bank Park were like when the two were teammates on the Washington Nationals.
The 2009 Philadelphia Phillies hit 224 home runs. It was a franchise record. Ryan Howard led the way with 45 followed by Jayson Werth with 36. The team also got 34 home runs from Raul Ibanez and another 31 from Chase Utley.
Ed Howard’s struggles during the 2021 season weren’t a secret. The Chicago Cubs’ prospect finished the year with a .225/.277/.315 slash line and four home runs in 326 plate appearances at Low-A Myrtle Beach.
Sixteen years ago, Oakland hoped that Daric Barton was going to be its future first baseman.
Jayson Werth was not surprised when his bromantic partner Bryce Harper signed with the Phillies last offseason.
Jayson Werth definitely knows a thing or two about playing in Philadelphia in light of his years in the Phillies organization.
Former National and Phillie Jayson Werth was unsurprised to hear about his former teammate’s decision to sign in Philadelphia. Werth likes the deal for both sides.
Front Five: The top stories that shaped both sports & politics this week “Uh, he will never play football. No, no. [...] I mean, yeah, it's kind of like that thing where my main objective is that he become a great person.
It should seem self-evident what type of shape a team that is approaching 30 games over .500 in late August is in. The easy answer should be that they are putting the finishing touches on what has been a spectacular season, and should be counted among the very best in the game.
Umpire CB Bucknor faced some backlash on Tuesday night after making a horrendous call to give the Atlanta Braves a second chance against the Washington Nationals.
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