Philadelphia Phillies

New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada drove a shot down the right field line of Citi Field in the second inning of Wednesday's 9-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies for an inside-the-park home run after Domonic Brown botched the catch.

OK, now the Philadelphia Phillies can get serious about rebuilding.

The Philadelphia Phillies set an unwanted record during the season's first half, losing 62 games before the All-Star break for the first time in franchise history, per Sportsnet Stats.

Although there was no expectation of the team being competitive this season, the Phillies have arguably still been somewhat disappointing, as they're in a league of their own when it comes to futility.

The Philadelphia Phillies have announced on their Twitter that Pete Mackanin will remain the club's interim manager for the rest of the 2015 season. 

Ryne Sandberg resigned from his role as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday with the team holding the worst record in baseball at 26-48. The Phillies announced that Pete Mackanin will take over as manager on an interim basis.

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Freddy Galvis laid down a masterful bunt in the fourth inning of Monday's 11-8 win over the New York Yankees.

And we mean masterful.

Every start Cole Hamels makes is an audition. And with each performance, his audience appears to be growing.

If that is indeed the case, they must be liking what they're seeing.

Cliff Lee has sent Ruben Amaro Jr. his much-needed wake-up call.

Now it is up to Amaro to actually wake up.

Cliff Lee's left elbow made it through just one spring training start—and all of two innings—last Thursday before he was shut down the following day with another bout of elbow discomfort in the same spot that plagued him for much of 2014.

It was one game, two at-bats. Also, it's spring training. So take this with a boulder-sized grain of salt. Still, when it comes to Ryan Howard and the Philadelphia Phillies, any good news is welcome.

On Tuesday, Howard delivered some good news.