Roy Halladay has made a neat first impression with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies' new ace pitched two hitless innings against the New York Yankees in his spring training debut Thursday. Halladay struck out Jorge Posada, Nick Swisher and Randy Winn. The only runner ...

Sporting a thick, scraggly beard and long hair flowing beneath his baseball cap, Jayson Werth caused a stir with his appearance on Monday. After a breakout season with the Philadelphia Phillies last year, Werth's performance should get most of the attention. Werth batted .268 with 36 ...

Brett Myers lobbed pitches to his 4-year-old son on a practice field on the second day of Houston Astros spring training, happy and relaxed in his new setting. For the first time in his major-league career, Myers is starting a season with a team other than Philadelphia. He may ...

Brad Lidge's first bullpen session of the spring drew plenty of observers. Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel wasn't one of them. "The hitters are here," pitching coach Rich Dubee joked. While Manuel watched Ryan Howard, Chase Utley and other Phillies take their cuts, Lidge took his ...