In four out of the five most recent seasons, the NL East winner has won at least 95 games, showing the true strength of the top of this division. With some of the league’s most feared rosters, this ...

Editor’s note: This story appeared in Sports Illustrated’s 2026 MLB preview issue. AL East | AL Central | AL West | NL East | NL Central | NL West The NL East failed to send a team to the NLCS in 2025 ...

The Phillies have worn the NL East crown for the past two years, and while they'll be returning most of the group that's been good enough to take back-to-back division pennants and stay within regular ...

Key Player: Francisco Lindor. On the field, there are questions concerning what the shortstop will look like coming off hamate surgery, a procedure that notoriously saps power from hitters for months.

They won the NL East by 13 games last season only to get eliminated in a Division Series for the second year in a row. Philadelphia essentially brought back the same core, as Schwarber and three-time ...

NEW YORK — Still powered by Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber, the Philadelphia Phillies are bringing back mostly the same team that won the franchise's second consecutive National League East Division ...