2020 Philadelphia Phillies
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Citizens Bank Park
City	Philadelphia
Record	28–32 (.467)
Divisional place	3rd
Owners	John S. Middleton
General managers	Matt Klentak
Managers	Joe Girardi
Television	NBC Sports Philadelphia NBC Sports Philadelphia + NBC Philadelphia (Tom McCarthy,John Kruk,Ben Davis,Rubén Amaro Jr.,Jimmy Rollins,Gregg Murphy)
Radio	Phillies Radio Network WIP SportsRadio 94.1 FM(English) (Scott Franzke,Larry Andersen,Jim Jackson,Kevin Frandsen) WTTM(Spanish) (Danny Martinez, Bill Kulik, Rickie Ricardo)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
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The2020 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 138th season in thehistory of the franchise, its 17th season atCitizens Bank Park, and the first season under new managerJoe Girardi.

On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled.^[1] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by theCDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks.^[2] On June 23, commissionerRob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camp on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare forOpening Day on July 24.^[3]

On September 19, the Phillies had a 27–25 record and needed to win just two of their final eight games to qualify for the playoffs. However, the Phillies collapsed by only going 1–7, thus encountering their third consecutive September collapse, missing the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season, and failing to improve on their 81–81 record from the previous season.^[4]

All players who made an appearance for the Phillies during 2020 are included.

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Source:^[18]

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Source:^[19]

The Phillies dropped their home opener, 2–5, againstMarlins but was highlighted by shortstopDidi Gregorius' home run. The team rebounded with a 7–1 victory the next day powered by Gregorius' second home run anddesignated hitterPhil Gosselin's 2-home run performance to give pitcherZack Wheeler the victory in his Phillies' debut. The Marlins won the rubber match, 11–6, as the Phillies left the bases loaded 3 times in the latter half of the game.

The Marlins' opening day catcherJorge Alfaro was placed on the injured list after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier in the day. First basemanGarrett Cooper and outfielderHarold Ramírez also tested positive for COVID-19 shortly thereafter. Two days later prior to the final game of the opening series, Marlins' pitcherJosé Ureña tested positive for COVID-19 and was scratched from his start.^[20] Following the game the Marlins delayed their flight back to Miami due to concerns of an outbreak.^[21][22]

On July 27, the Marlins' home opener against theBaltimore Orioles was postponed amid reports that eight new players had tested positive for COVID-19.^[23] Reports stated that 11 Marlins players and two coaches had tested positive. MLB also postponed the Phillies' next game against the Yankees as the Yankees would be using the same clubhouse as the Marlins.^[6] The Marlins remained in Philadelphia pending further testing.^[23]

On July 28, sources reported that at least four more members of the Marlins had tested positive for COVID-19. In five days, the Marlins had a total of 17 people test positive for the virus.^[24] On the same day, the MLB announced that the Marlins and Phillies seasons would be put on hold and their opponents' schedules adjusted.^[11][25]

The Phillies' home-and-home series with theNew York Yankees was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.^[6] The July 31 game with theToronto Blue Jays was also postponed and rescheduled as an August 1 traditional doubleheader.^[11][12] However, on July 30 after an unnamed coach and Phillies' clubhouse worker tested positive (which were later determined to be false positives^[26]), the Blue Jays series was postponed.^[13][27]

As Major League Baseball juggled the schedules, the Phillies opened August with a home-and-home series with the Yankees, making up games postponed from the previous week.^[7] Hours before the first pitch on August 3, the next day's game was postponed due to the impending inclement weather with the approach ofHurricane Isaias, setting up a doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park where each team would take turns at being the home team.^[15] Earning a split of the 4-game Yankees' series, the Phillies went on to split the 4-gameAtlanta Braves' series. After being swept in a 3-games series by theBaltimore Orioles, the Phillies completed their homestand by sweeping theNew York Mets.

In their first real roadtrip of the season (they had played a single game in New York earlier in the month but traveled back to Philadelphia after the game), the Phillies split a 2-game series with theBoston Red Sox. After leading early in both games of a doubleheader against in the Blue Jays, the Phillies were swept in the brief 1-day stay inBuffalo, New York, the Jays' home stadium (Sahlen Field) in 2020 due to the pandemic. In Atlanta, the Phillies led early in the opening 2 games of the series only to have the bullpen lose the games in the final innings. In the Atlanta finale, broadcast onESPN'sSunday Night Baseball, the Phillies held on for a 5–4 victory with the game-tying run thrown out at home plate to end the game.

On September 27, 2020, the Phillies lost the season finale to theTampa Bay Rays, 5–0, and they were therefore not eligible for the playoffs. If the Phillies had won that game and theSan Francisco Giants and theMilwaukee Brewers had lost, they would have clinched the eighth playoff spot. The Giants and Brewers both lost their games.

While no tickets were sold and the gates closed to the public at Phillies home games at Citizens Bank Park, two fans organized a group they called the Phandemic Krew which gathered every game behind the centerfield gate beyond Ashburn Alley and with five ladders propped against the gates, watched and cheered the games. The name was a tribute to the city, the circumstances, and Bryce Harper's son Krew — and they created a logo that featured the Phillie Phanatic's hand hand blowing an air horn. Up to fifty fans would gather behind centerfield every home game, and over the shortened season decorated the outside with team pennants, and signs calling for Dick Allen to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and for the firing of general manager Matt Klentak. The Phandemic Krew equally showed for road games for which the team would leave on the television monitors on the concourse visible from the behind the gate.^[28]

The fans' drums, cheers, live applause, and air horns could be heard on live broadcasts and by the players in the empty ballpark. Yankees manager Aaron Boone protested that the fans were blowing the air horns as Phillies pitcher Zach Efflin pitched to the Yankees during the third inning of the game on August 6, 2020.^[29] Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto would tell the press that he could hear the fans cheering and chanting for the Phillies to re-sign him after the season.^[30]

At the end of the season, Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen would tweet his appreciation to the Krew; manager Joe Girardi had pizzas delivered to the fans; and the two organizers of the Krew would partner with the Phillies to produce a bobble head the proceeds of which were donated to charity.

Due to safety concerns surrounding theCOVID-19 pandemic, it was announced on June 30, 2020, that the 2020 Minor League Baseball season would not be played.^[31]

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