Abel, the Phillies’ first-round (15th overall) selection in the 2020 draft, made his major-league debut with the Phillies on May 18. He made six starts for Phillies (2-2, 5.04 ERA) before being acquired by the Twins on July 30 in exchange for closer Jhoan Duran. The Twins also acquired C Eduardo Tait in the deal.

Schwarber previously played for the Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals and Boston Red Sox before the Phillies inked him to a four-year, $79 million-contract ahead of the 2022 season. It’s safe to say Schwarber has surpassed expectations and his deal has been viewed as one of the best in MLB.

Scheffler is the world's No. 1 player, but so far he hasn't given the U.S. a point. The 27-year-old gunman who shot and killed four people, and then himself, on July 28 in the New York City high-rise that includes the NFL office had CTE, a medical examiner said Friday, according to an NBC News report.

Duran was traded to the Phillies on July 30, a day before the Twins’ front office imploded the roster, making seven more trades. The first of those was sending outfielder Harrison Bader to Philadelphia, as well, where the two now are thriving as the National League East winning-Phillies prepare for a playoff run.

The two players were excited to face their former teammates Friday but also were preparing for the postseason.

Though the prospect of leapfrogging the Milwaukee Brewers for the number one overall seed in the National League is fairly unlikely, the Philadelphia Phillies (95-65) refused to take their foot off the gas, defeating the Minnesota Twins (69-91) by a score of 3-1 on Friday night.

Trea Turner has missed the last few weeks due to injury, and the team is hopeful he can return on Friday against the Minnesota Twins.