<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-harrison-bader-opts-out-of-2026-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Phillies’ Harrison Bader opts out of 2026 contract');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Harrison-Bader-opts-out-of-2026-contract.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Phillies’ Harrison Bader opts out of 2026 contract</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-04T20:12:04-08:00">November 4th, 8:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-04T20:12:04-08:00">November 4th, 8:12pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Phillies are entering the offseason with a sudden hole in center field after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-harrison-bader-earns-special-concession-item-at-citizens-bank-park">Harrison Bader</a> officially opted out of his 2026 contract Tuesday afternoon. The 31-year-old outfielder declined his $10 million mutual option, electing to become a free agent following a productive bounce-back campaign that boosted his market value.</p><p>The club’s front office had anticipated this outcome for weeks, recognizing that Bader’s consistency in center field and renewed offensive impact would make him one of the most appealing free-agent outfielders available this winter.</p><p>The Talkin’ Baseball podcast posted on its official X account (formerly known as Twitter), <a href="https://x.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1985866479472947661" rel="noopener">sharing that the</a> veteran outfielder had opted out of his deal and would now test the open market after another productive season that boosted his value.</p><p>“Harrison Bader is now a free agent. He’s played for six teams over the last four seasons.”</p><p>The decision by the speedy outfielder was largely expected, as mutual options in Major League Baseball are rarely exercised. The outfielder hit .277 with 17 home runs, 54 RBIs, and an .796 OPS in 142 games split between the Minnesota Twins and the Phillies in 2025. His combination of elite defense and improved offensive production made him one of the most valuable midseason acquisitions for Philadelphia during its playoff push.</p><p>Financially, the opt-out was a no-brainer. By turning down the one-year, $10 million agreement, Bader positioned himself for a longer-term contract worth upwards of $36–45 million on the open market. His defensive metrics remain among the league’s best, with 13 defensive runs saved and strong range efficiency in center field.</p><p>The move leaves the Phillies searching for answers in the outfield. With Brandon Marsh and Nick Castellanos already under contract, the Phillies could explore re-signing Bader or pursuing another center fielder through free agency. Internal options like top prospect Justin Crawford could be considered later in 2026, but the front office may prioritize veteran reliability.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-trade-twins-harrison-bader-deadline">Bader’s exit underscores a broader reality</a> of today’s market — players are betting on long-term security after rebound seasons. For the Phillies, it begins an offseason of important decisions that could shape the club’s defensive identity heading into 2026.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Phillies’ Harrison Bader opts out of 2026 contract

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-what-role-will-harrison-bader-play-vs-the-dodgers-in-nlds-game-3');   ga('set', 'title', 'What role will Phillies’ Harrison Bader play vs. the Dodgers in NLDS Game 3');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Phillies-OF-Harrison-Bader-1.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>What role will Phillies’ Harrison Bader play vs. the Dodgers in NLDS Game 3</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-08T16:50:35-07:00">October 8th, 4:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-08T16:50:35-07:00">October 8th, 4:50pm</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Down 2-0 entering their NL Division Series (NLDS) Game 3 matchup, the Philadelphia <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/what-phillies-must-do-to-bounce-back-in-nlds-vs-dodgers">Phillies are looking to right</a> the ship on the road in Los Angeles. Their opponents, the defending world champion Dodgers, are looking to close out the NL’s top seed. Ahead of Game 3, the Phillies have elected to keep center fielder Harrison Bader out of the lineup. According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale via X, formerly Twitter, Bader will be available to <a href="https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1976053879990256042" rel="noopener">pinch hit and run</a> as well.</p><p>“Phillies CF Harrison Bader is out of the lineup again but is available to pinch hit, manager Rob Thomson says, and likely would not be removed for a pinch runner if he reaches base,” posted Nightengale.</p><p>Bader was replaced in center field by Brandon Marsh for <a href="https://x.com/JClarkNBCS/status/1976050508340044091" rel="noopener">the second straight game,</a> according to NBCSports’ John Clark on X. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-brandon-marsh-immediate-response-to-how-philadelphia-comes-back-from-game-3-nlcs-walk-off-loss">Marsh has plenty of experience</a> playing in October for the Phillies, Bader brings a different element to the NL’s best regular-season team. There could come a time in Game 3 where manager Rob Thomson will call upon the trade deadline acquisition off the bench. Can Bader contribute to the Phils’ comeback, starting on Wednesday night?</p><h2><b>Can Phillies flip script, force NLDS Game 4 versus Dodgers?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Phillies-OF-Brandon-Marsh.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-bryce-harper-gets-brutally-honest-on-philadelphia-fans">Phillies lost Games 1 and 2</a> at home to the Dodgers. Dodgers starters Shohei Ohtani and Blake Snell were able to limit the damage that Philadelphia’s offense tried to produce. Entering Game 3, Los Angeles will look to complete a sweep of the Phils by sending another Japanese superstar, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, to the hill.</p><p>Veteran Aaron Nola will take the mound for the visitors as they look to prolong their season. Minus Bader, the Phillies’ lineup is still capable of hanging with the Dodgers. However, without him, they miss another dynamic presence on both the basepaths and in center field. Can Philadelphia come back <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-will-harrison-bader-play-game-3-dodgers">from the brink without Bader?</a> If so, it’s possible that the former Minnesota Twin could make his presence felt in Game 4.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What role will Phillies’ Harrison Bader play vs. the Dodgers in NLDS Game 3

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-will-harrison-bader-play-game-3-dodgers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Will Phillies OF Harrison Bader play in Game 3 vs. Dodgers?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Harrison-Bader-warms-up.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Will Phillies OF Harrison Bader play in Game 3 vs. Dodgers?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-07T15:54:03-07:00">October 7th, 3:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-07T15:54:03-07:00">October 7th, 3:54pm</time><address><a>Russell Steinberg</a>Russell Steinberg covers Major League Baseball and the New York Liberty for ClutchPoints. A baseball and basketball lifer, he has written for Boardroom, SLAM, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Harrison Bader’s brief cameo in the Philadelphia Phillies’ 4-3 Game 2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday came with some impact.</p><p>After leaving Game 1 of the National League Division Series <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-harrison-bader-eyeing-game-2-dodgers-worst-case-injury">with a groin injury</a>, manager Rob Thomson kept him out of the lineup for Game 2. Instead, he came off the bench and logged a pinch hit single during the Phillies’ ninth-inning rally that fell just short. Thomson immediately lifted him for a pinch runner.</p><p>With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/what-phillies-must-do-to-bounce-back-in-nlds-vs-dodgers">series now shifting to Los Angeles</a> for Game 3, Thomson <a href="https://x.com/MattGelb/status/1975681406329364811" rel="noopener">was not ready to declare</a> Bader’s status for Wednesday night. He called him a “game-time decision,” according to Matt Gelb of The Athletic. Gelb added that Bader is feeling “a little better.”</p><p>As of Game 2, Bader was able to hit, but his inability to run prevented him from playing the outfield or running the bases effectively. That made it a gamble for him to pinch hit in the ninth inning, given that a ground ball double play would have ended the game. It’s unclear if he will be able to do more on Wednesday.</p><p>Thomson said <a href="https://www.mlb.com/phillies/news/harrison-bader-out-of-starting-lineup-nlds-game-2" rel="noopener">before Game 2</a> that the groin strain seemed “very mild,” meaning it did not warrant a playoff IL stint. If the Phillies were to remove Bader from the active roster, that would make him ineligible for the NLCS, should the team advance.</p><h2><b>The Phillies sluggers need to get going</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Bryce-Harper-reacts-to-striking-out.jpg"><figcaption>Eric Hartline-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Two games is an impossibly small sample size, but it could also be two thirds of the series’ total games if the Phillies don’t rally on Wednesday. To do so, they will likely need more from the top of their order.</p><p>Philadelphia’s top third of the lineup — <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-rob-thomson-harper-turner-schwarber-struggles">Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper</a> — <a href="https://www.mlb.com/phillies/news/bryce-harper-trea-turner-kyle-schwarber-rare-postseason-slump-in-nlds" rel="noopener">are a combined 2-21</a> over the first two games with 11 strikeouts and no extra base hits.</p><p>“I think those guys are trying to do a little too much right now,” Thomson said, via MLB.com. “Instead of just being themselves and looking for base hits and the power will come.”</p><p>For Turner, it’s less about the numbers and more about managing to get the timely hit.</p><p>“We’re getting baserunners, we’re getting walks,” he said. “We’re just not getting that timely hit or that slug.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Will Phillies OF Harrison Bader play in Game 3 vs. Dodgers?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-harrison-bader-eyeing-game-2-dodgers-worst-case-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Phillies’ Harrison Bader eyeing Game 2 vs. Dodgers after avoiding worst-case scenario injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/782161487-harrison-bader-excited.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Phillies’ Harrison Bader eyeing Game 2 vs. Dodgers after avoiding worst-case scenario injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-05T09:03:11-07:00">October 5th, 9:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-05T09:03:11-07:00">October 5th, 9:03am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-fans-cant-believe-nlds-game-1-collapse-dodgers">Philadelphia Phillies lost Game 1</a> against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS, and they feared that they could have lost one of their key players as well. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-harrison-bader-breaks-silence-injury">Harrison Bader left the game</a> due to groin tightness, and he was set for imaging the next morning.</p><p>It looks like Bader <a href="https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1974860606135308605" rel="noopener">got some good news</a> surrounding the injury, and there’s hope that he could play in the next game, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.</p><p>“Center fielder Harrison Bader’s MRI shows no tear or major strain and Phillies manager Rob Thomson is hopeful he can be available in Game 2,” Nightengale wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Bader was optimistic that he would return to the series after the injury.</p><p>“I definitely feel like I’ll be able to come back, for sure,” Bader said. “We have an off-day tomorrow, we’ll just get some imaging done and go from there.</p><p>“It just felt a little weird. I don’t know, really, what to attribute it to. I made a full-speed diving catch in center and obviously felt good all day swinging and everything — took some pretty intense swings up there prior to that. I just think random things happen, unfortunately.”</p><p>If Bader has to miss any time, Brandon Marsh would be the only player on the roster who has started any games in center field this season. Max Kepler played center field in the ninth inning of Game 1 after Marsh was pinch-hit for in the bottom of the eighth.</p><p>For now, it looks like Bader has a good chance of playing in the next game, and that will be big for a team that is already down 1-0 in the series.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Phillies’ Harrison Bader eyeing Game 2 vs. Dodgers after avoiding worst-case scenario injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-harrison-bader-breaks-silence-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Phillies’ Harrison Bader breaks silence on concerning injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Harrison-Bader-on-July-26-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Blewett-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Phillies’ Harrison Bader breaks silence on concerning injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-05T00:12:57-07:00">October 5th, 12:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-05T00:12:57-07:00">October 5th, 12:12am</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Philadelphia Phillies outfielder <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-harrison-bader-leaves-nlds-game-1-hamstring-strain">Harrison Bader left Game 1 of the NLDS</a> against the Los Angeles Dodgers, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-fans-cant-believe-nlds-game-1-collapse-dodgers">a game they lost 5-3</a> on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park. Manager Rob Thomson had Nick Castellanos pinch hit for him, and it was initially reported that Bader left the game with hamstring tightness.</p><p>However, Thomson later clarified that the issue involved his left groin, which tightened while Bader was running between first and second on a Bryson Stott single. Bader is scheduled to undergo imaging to determine the extent of the injury.</p><p>Confronted with ambiguity over his status, Bader expressed optimism about his ability to return. Speaking to reporters, he said <a href="https://x.com/TyDaubert/status/1974663554168160298" rel="noopener">he expects to play again</a> during the NLDS, though the imaging will provide clearer guidance (h/t Ty Daubert of the Philies Nation). For Phillies fans, this is an encouraging update given Bader’s impact since joining the team.</p><p>Before he suffered the injury, he drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the second, helping Philadelphia score against four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani. Moments later, Bader’s defensive skills shone as he made a diving catch in the fifth, stopping Andy Pages in his tracks.</p><p>Acquired from the Minnesota Twins at the trade deadline in July, Bader has been a tour de force. In 50 games with Philadelphia, he has posted a .305/.361/.463 batting line, hitting five home runs, eleven doubles, and one triple across 194 plate appearances. Bader has continued to shine defensively, recording a +1 Fielding Run Value in center field despite primarily playing corner outfield spots in Minnesota.</p><p>Bader has been the glue holding Philadelphia together, particularly with Nick Castellanos, Max Kepler, and Johan Rojas struggling offensively. Alongside Brandon Marsh, Bader has provided stability and production on both sides of the ball, making his availability in this NLDS matchup against the defending World Series champion Dodgers crucial.</p><p>The Phillies face a challenging decision if Bader is unable to play. Brandon Marsh would likely take over center field duties full-time, with Kepler or Weston Wilson as potential backups. Johan Rojas was not included on the NLDS roster due to a left quad injury, and Triple-A call-up Justin Crawford has not been an option, given a recent concussion.</p><p>If Bader were to be forced onto the injured list, he would miss the remainder of the NLCS and would only be eligible for a World Series return.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
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2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.250	1	5	0.717	3

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