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Buck Showalter can read the National League East standings as well as you can, and he admits to doing so even at this relatively early stage of the season.

NEW YORK — Jeff McNeil stepped to the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning with runners at the corners and his team down by one.

The Dodgers star struggled by his standards in 2021. Now, he’s surging to what could be another award-winning season.

Jose Trevino capped an emotional day with a big game-winning hit.

ATLANTA — Bryce Harper had barely finished circling the bases — and shouting “Let’s Go!” at his teammates in the dugout — when Nick Nelson began trotting in from the bullpen, an unlikely closer in a ballpark that hasn’t been kind to Phillies closers.

READING, Penn. — Wearing a bright red big-league batting helmet atop a black minor league uniform, Mickey Moniak looked more like a plot device than a rehabbing center fielder as he dug into the batter’s box on Tuesday morning. The sky was gray and the stands were filled with field-tripping…

Last August, Trea Turner, less than a month into his Dodgers career, scored from second base against the Philadelphia Phillies and slid into internet lore.

Bobby Dickerson doesn’t enjoy drawing attention to his infielders’ defense. At least not in the media. He’ll celebrate his pupils privately, in the dugout after a nice play, but he worries that if too much is written about their on-field success, it will bring that success to a screeching halt.

ATLANTA — A few hours before the Phillies played Monday night at Truist Park, Dave Dombrowski went up to infielder Johan Camargo and congratulated him on being presented with a 2021 World Series ring by the Atlanta Braves.