The Phillies on Friday announced that they are calling up prospect Maikel Franco. MORE: Tulo won’t demand a trade | Even meaningless games can be special In 33 games at Triple-A Lehigh Valley, Franco (.355/.384/.539) had four home runs and 24 RBIs. Rated the Phillies No. 3 prospect by MLB.com, Franco is expected to play third base with the last-place Phillies (13-23). Philadelphia third basemen (.264/.324/.364) have only two home runs and six RBIs in 36 games....

Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm had a horrendous night Monday, committing three throwing errors in as many innings. When he finally made a routine play to get an out, he got a sarcastic standing ovation from the Philadelphia crowd, prompting an utterly outstanding camera shot of him mouthing “I f—ing hate this place.” MORE: 17 overreactions from the start of the 2022 MLB season To his credit, Bohm owned it after the game, saying “emotions got the best” of him....

The Phillies announced Friday they have replaced the contract Mackanin signed last fall with a new two-year deal through 2017 that includes a team option for 2018. Mackanin previously had been under contract only for 2016, with a team option for next year. Mackanin has run the Phillies’ dugout since Ryne Sandberg resigned last June 26. He was named full-time manager Sept. 22. MORE: Phils have some potential breakout stars | Offseason winners and loers...

The Wayback Triple Cheeseburger from Wayback Burgers in Newark, Del., reportedly packs 2,200 calories and nearly 61 grams of saturated fat, according to NBC Philadelphia, and while the price still has not been finalized, it will likely cost you an arm and a leg. MORE: Crazy ballpark foods | Best MLB promotions No seriously, if you finish the enitre cheeseburger, doctors will be forced to amputate one of your arms and legs....

Phlebotomists typically work in hospitals, medical offices, clinics, diagnostic laboratories, and blood donation centers. Though other medical personnel, such as nurses or medical assistants, might draw blood, phlebotomists specialize in doing so. Concentrations Phlebotomists don’t treat patients, but they do work closely with them. Depending on where they work, phlebotomists may see a specific age group more than any other. But they’re trained to draw blood from babies, children, adults, and elderly patients on a daily basis....

I volunteered as a forensic photographer. After a couple of weeks, I started to do journalistic photography after I convinced them of the importance that someone do it. They knew that I wouldn’t take pictures that were exploitative or disrespectful, that I would present this material in a sensitive way. I didn’t take any pictures that showed body parts, case numbers or victims’ names. If I inadvertently got that information into an image, I wouldn’t print it....

Bunte, a German mass-market celebrity gossip weekly, ran the photo of Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland pushing 14-month-old Archie Mountbatten-Windsor on a plastic toy car. His face is clearly visible under a beige hat in the image, which appeared on the cover of the July 16 edition. The surrounding text asks: “How powerful is her mother?” Inside, a similar photo was accompanied by a caption describing how Archie and his grandmother were playing in front of Tyler Perry’s villa, where Meghan and Harry have been staying....

As pointed out by u/distriived, the photo features a man who saved their dog from the fire, which can be seen raging in the background. But also in the background is u/distriived’s cat, jumping out of a window onto the front lawn, as the fire spreads behind them. It honestly looks like the stuff of action movies—just imagine it’s an action movie starring a black cat. The user who shared the photo wrote on Reddit that after the fire, the cat went missing for some time....

The Blue Jays third baseman shared several photos of himself decked out for his cameo in the History Channel series “Vikings,” and the makeup artists and costume designers didn’t hold back. MORE: MLB offseason winners and losers Donaldson was given the cameo after he expressed his love of the show and how he was trying to grow his hair and beard out like the main characters. The fourth season of “Vikings” begins on Feb....

Meghan’s first children’s book, The Bench, was announced yesterday by Random House Children’s Books, inspired by husband Prince Harry and son Archie. In a statement, she described how the book sought to “capture the warmth, joy, and comfort of the relationship between fathers and sons,” which she described as a “special bond.” The ex-Good Morning Britain host and persistent Meghan critic used his Daily Mail online column to argue the Duchess of Sussex’s claim her story was inclusive jarred with the breakdown of her relationship with father Thomas Markle....

The Duke of Sussex got candid in his Apple TV docuseries with Oprah Winfrey, titled The Me You Can’t See. In the series, he accused his family of responding with “total silence or total neglect” when he sought help over negative media coverage of his relationship with Meghan Markle. British broadcaster Morgan launched a tirade against the Duke of Sussex on Twitter after a user slammed him over his “complete lack of understanding and empathy”....

Ahead of the G7 opening day on Friday, British journalist Piers Morgan has prepared a “10-point memo” for Biden, published on MailOnline. The points include “groveling” to Queen Elizabeth II and not being too “woke.” There are already potential tensions between Biden and the British Conservative government, led by Boris Johnson, as the president may issue a warning to the U.K. over a dispute with the European Union about border checks on the island of Ireland....

The seven-year-old sea lion was treated by neuroscientist Scott Baraban at the University of California, San Francisco. During the surgery, Baraban and a team of surgeons placed healthy pig neurons on the damaged parts of Cronutt’s hippocampus. About a year later, Cronutt had no reported seizures and Baraban said his appetite and weight returned to normal a few months after the procedure. He also told Newsweek that Cronutt’s epilepsy was “essentially cured....

The tragic incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. local time Sunday on a farm in Corcolle, a province on the outskirts of Rome. When the pair entered the animal’s enclosure to look at newborn piglets, it responded by knocking the man to the ground and fatally biting him, La Repubblica reported. The man, whose identity has not been released, died at the scene. The pig also attacked the toddler, but relatives intervened after hearing the child in distress....

In January 2009, U.S. Airways flight 1549 struck a flock of geese while departing New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Thanks to the quick thinking of pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III, all 155 people on board survived. Dubbed the “Miracle on the Hudson”, the incident was made into a Hollywood film starring Tom Hanks. In a series of tweets, Sullenberger took aim at Trump following a report in The Atlantic citing anonymous sources, which said that in 2018 during a visit to France, the president had described marines who died in WW1 and buried in the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery as “suckers” and “losers....

Pop star Pink announced Saturday that she is donating $500,000 to aid local firefighters battling the blazes. She tweeted about her donation and provided links to organizations that fans could donate to provide support. “I am totally devastated watching what is happening in Australia right now with the horrific bushfires,” Pink wrote. “I am pledging a donation of $500,000 directly to the local fire services that are battling so hard on the frontlines....

It’s estimated that about 6 million people in the United States experience pink eye every year. Children in group settings such as school or day care are especially at risk. This article describes how to recognize pink eye in children and treatment options. Identifying Pink Eye in Kids The first sign of pink eye in children is usually eye redness. The white portion of their eye may appear pink or red....

The single-game wild-card playoff employed by MLB since 2012 is a completely different animal. One-and-done is thrilling when it comes in Game 7 of a hard-fought series, but has a crueler feel when a team sees its playoff “run” end a mere three hours after it began. MORE: Baseball’s 13 best TV show appearances | The radical plan to realign baseball’s divisions The Pirates already are staring down that possibility as they seem ticketed for the wild-card game for the third consecutive season....

Tellem’s next big negotiation will involve reaching out to the Ilitch family, which owns the Red Wings. Detroit’s NHL team is developing a $650 million arena and mixed use project downtown and the Pistons are interested in becoming a co-tenant. MORE: Bucks’ arena project pegged at $1B | Spurs plan massive video board at new arena Pistons owner Tom Gores told the Detroit News about Tellem’s initial responsibilities as part of project “Big Math,” Gores’ plan for spurring economic growth in the city and the state of Michigan....