Cole Hamels

If you had any doubt in your mind about Cole Hamels' desires to be a Phillie long-term, they should be completely wiped out. So, too, should questions you may have had about the organization's commitment to him. Hamels said the......

UPDATE, 10:01 A.M.: The deal is official -- Phillies SVP and GM Ruben Amaro, Jr. announced that Hamels has signed a six-year extention worth $144 million. The deal keeps Hamels with the team through 2018, with a club/vesting option for......

Phillies relievers may have been the weakest link earlier this season, but in the last three weeks, they're been doing more than their fair share. In the last 19 games (since July 20), the Phillies bullpen has posted a National......

Was in pinch-hit mode for Mandy Housenick tonight in Philly, and all things considered, this was a pretty good one to see. First of all, this one lasted just two hours and 16 minutes. You don't get many games moving along that fast anymore. Many nights...

Placido Polanco is getting closer to returning, but what role he will play when he returns sounds like it’s still up in the air. “When he comes back, I definitely want to play him some,” manager Charlie Manuel said. I......

Before Thursday's home finale at Citizens Bank Park, Cole Hamels and Jonathan Papelbon took the microphone and addressed the sellout crowd of 44,070. Hamels said a few sentences and thanked the fans before turning things over to Papelbon. Then the......

The Philadelphia chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced the winners of its annual Phillies awards today. Cole Hamels was the unanimous choice for the Steve Carlton Most Valuable Pitcher Award and Carlos Ruiz won the Mike...

A few minutes after Chipper Jones made the slow walk into the clubhouse and plopped down in his chair in front of his locker, a reporter asked if the veteran, who broke into the big leagues with the Braves in......

SAN FRANCISCO — This is a one-man World Series. The most valuable players in waiting, Miguel Cabrera and Buster Posey, are here. So is Prince Fielder, the only one of baseball's $200-million men still in uniform this season. So is Matt Cain, who...

With Cole Hamels' new 6-year contract finally in place, he and his wife Heidi are very excited to be staying in Philly, not just to play baseball but to continue giving back to the community! The Hamels Foundation was founded by Cole and Heidi Hamels...

PHILADELPHIA — Charlie Manuel doesn't tire easily — unless you're talking about all the trips he made to the mound during the eighth inning of Friday's game, when he needed four pitchers to get three outs. That's something he wants to avoid...

Even before Antonio Bastardo stepped on the mound, the outrage had started. It got worse with each passing moment. The boos began when Bastardo, on in relief of Cole Hamels, who was pulled after allowing one run on three hits......