Well, it looks like all roads lead to Shohei Ohtani repeating as NL MVP this season and he's going to have a decent enough sample of innings on the mound to be considered a two-way player. That would be his third MVP as a two-way player along with the MVP from last season when he was only a DH.

After sitting atop the odds board all season, Shohei Ohtani suddenly has some competition in Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber, who has been red-hot of late. Ohtani is down to -400 to win the award at FanDuel Sportsbook – the lowest he’s been in months – while Schwarber is lurking at +300.

The Philadelphia Phillies are very much in the conversation in what is an extremely competitive National League with a number of teams that can make a real case

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Jose Alvarado apologized to teammates and supporters on Tuesday for an 80-game suspension after a performance-enhancing drug policy violation.Alvarado also apologized to the city of Philadelphia and his homeland.

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jose Alvarado has rejoined the team following an 80-day ban for PED, but he is barred from pitching in the postseason per MLB rules.

Phillies reliever Jose Alvarado, who is nearing completion of his 80-game ban for violating MLB's drug policy, apologized to teammates and fans for his "mistake."