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Phillies Notes: Top prospect Jake Thompson will pitch Tuesday for Reading

Jake Thompson, the Phillies' new top pitching prospect, is set to make his organizational debut Tuesday for double-A Reading at Trenton, starting the same game in which Chase Utley (ankle) will continue his rehab assignment.

Jake Thompson, the Phillies' new top pitching prospect, is set to make his organizational debut Tuesday for double-A Reading at Trenton, starting the same game in which Chase Utley (ankle) will continue his rehab assignment.

Thompson, a 21-year-old righthander, was one of the three key minor-leaguers the Phillies acquired from Texas in last week's Cole Hamels trade.

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Phillies broadcasters Tom McCarthy, Matt Stairs, and Ben Davis will call Tuesday's game at Citizens Bank Park from a special booth near the Phillies' on-deck circle.

- Jake Kaplan