Frank Klose

Philadelphia

On Air Host and Reporter at WENJ-FM (Northfield, NJ)

Phillies reporter @973espn. Communications dept. chair @rosemontcollege. Musician. Host @PowderBluePod (on hiatus).

Articles

Phillies Mailbag: Kerkering the Closer? Offense, Pitching

1 week ago | 973espn.com | Frank Klose

We are back once again with the 97.3 ESPN Phillies Mailbag. Each week we take your questions and answer them on The Sports Bash with Mike Gill. Tune in each Tuesday afternoon to hear your questions answered on the air, or send a text message during the show to 609-403-0975. Is Orion Kerkering the Phillies closer now? ~KevinPhillies reliever Orion Kerkering got his first major league save on Monday night. It was a clean inning, in which Kerkering struck a batter out.
A New AI Playbook for Renewable Energy Companies

1 week ago | bcg.com | Hien Do |Frank Klose

The world over, the renewable energy industry is racing against time—to scale, to innovate, and to meet the planet’s decarbonization goals. However, when it comes to deploying AI, which could be a game-changer, many renewable energy companies appear to have hit a wall.
Phillies Mailbag: Play in Extras, Fixing Issues, Time to Sell?

2 weeks ago | 973espn.com | Frank Klose

We are back once again with the 97.3 ESPN Phillies Mailbag. We take your quesitonas and answer them on The Sports Bash with Mike Gill. Tune in each week at 3:00 p.m. to hear your questions answered on the air. Here's one that no one will ask Thomson after the game. After the Cubs walked Kyle Schwarber in the 10th, how does Thomson not walk Armstrong int in the 11th? ~TonyI think there actually is an explanation for this. The Phillies were the home team, and the Cubs are the road team.
Phillies Place Harper on the Injured List, Give Kemp a Shot

3 weeks ago | 973espn.com | Frank Klose

Phillies slugger Bryce Harper had just recovered from a bruised elblow and returned to the Phillies lineup. But Friday night, he was out of the lineup once again with a sore wrist. That sore wrist will mean that the Phillies are without Harper a little bit longer. The Phillies announced that Harper was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to June 6. In his place, the Phillies promoted third baseman Otto Kemp from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
Phillies Should Give Kemp a Look Before the Deadline

3 weeks ago | 973espn.com | Frank Klose

The Phillies are a bit of a funk. The Phillies lost a series finale to the Atlanta Braves, before being swept by the Milwaukee Brewers. Then they lost two of three in Toronto, before losing the series opener in Pittsburgh. It's time for the Phillies to start to address some of the holes on their roster, especially with the trade deadline next month. One way to approach the trade deadline is to see what they have in-house before hitting the open market.
Painter, Walker's Pen Role, Harper-less Phils

3 weeks ago | 973espn.com | Frank Klose

We are back once again with the 97.3 ESPN Phillies Mailbag. Each week we take your questions and answer them on The Sports Bash with Mike Gill. Tune in Tuesday afternoons to hear your questions answered on the air. What was the point of pitching Andrew Painter all this time if they were just going to shut him down? ~DanThe Phillies this week announced that top prospect Andrew Painter would "pause" his season at Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
Hoskins Reunion, Realmuto, Bohm's Lineup Spot

1 month ago | 973espn.com | Frank Klose

We are back once again with the 97.3 ESPN Phillies Mailbag. Each week we take your questions and talk about them on The Sports Bash with Mike Gill. Tune in Tuesday afternoons to hear your questions answered on the air. I saw someone suggest that the Phillies might trade for Rhys Hoskins? He's been pretty good with Milawaukee this year. Any chance? ~RyanIndeed, my friend Luke Arcaini over at Crossing Broad took a look at former Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins as a potential trade target.
Abel's Debut, Suárez, Schwarber to Stay?

1 month ago | 973espn.com | Frank Klose

We are back once again with the 97.3 ESPN Phillies Mailbag. It's been an eventful week in Phillies land. We take your questions and talk about them on The Sports Bash with Mike Gill every Tuesday afternoon. Text your questions to 609-403-0973. Why send MIck Abel down, particularly after the Jose Alvarado suspension? ~GerryThe Phillies sure got a remarkable performance from rookie Mick Abel in his Major League debut. He threw six innings, striking out nine.
Report: Phillies Reached Out to Former Reliever Robertson

1 month ago | 973espn.com | Frank Klose

We learned of the suspension of Phillies reliever Jose Alvarado on Sunday, prior to the club's defeat of the Pittsburgh Pirates. But Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski knew that something could be happening as far back as the first week of May, when the Phillies faced the Tampa Bay Rays in Tampa. According to a report, Dombrowski was already looking at options.
Jose Alvarado's Suspension Puts Phillies in Very Difficult Spot

1 month ago | 973espn.com | Frank Klose

The Phillies last made the World Series largely on the back of Jose Alvarado, who provided stellar relief down the stretch and into the playoffs for the 2022 club. Alvarado appeared to return to form in 2025 after a down 2025, and the recent Phillies success had much to do with a reliable Alvarado in the back-end of the bullpen. But Alvarado has let the Phillies down in a major way.