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What's different about these Phillies? Bryce Harper, Trea Turner weigh in

As the Philadelphia Phillies prepare for another playoff run at Truist Park, veteran slugger Bryce Harper notes that the team maintains a familiar foundational identity despite several roster adjustments. The most notable transformation is found within the bullpen, which features a completely overhauled relief corps featuring Jhoan Duran at the back end alongside newer faces following a previous stretch of poor postseason pitching performances.

Offensively, the lineup continues to lean on core contributors such as Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber while hoping to overcome past October struggles with runners in scoring position. Although a late-season injury to Luis Arraez removes an August acquisition from the active roster, Turner has expressed encouragement regarding the internal development and resilience shown by teammates like Alec Bohm and Bryson Stott heading into the series.

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