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And if that's the case, ESPN's Major League Baseball insider Jeff Passan suggested the Phillies could look to Chicago Cubs superstar Kyle Tucker as a consolation prize.
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Still available as consolation prizes for the Padres in 2025 are their first National League West title since 2006, their first back-to-back playoff appearances since 2005-06, their first World Series appearance since 1998 and their first championship ever.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Now this is at least something, at least a consolation prize.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Making the championship game was a great accomplishment, but the team wasn’t satisfied with a consolation prize.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2025
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Still available as consolation prizes for the Padres in 2025 are their first National League West title since 2006, their first back-to-back playoff appearances since 2005-06, their first World Series appearance since 1998 and their first championship ever.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Now this is at least something, at least a consolation prize.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Making the championship game was a great accomplishment, but the team wasn’t satisfied with a consolation prize.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Consolation prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consolation%20prize. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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