The 2020 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 138th season in the history of the franchise, its 17th season at

Citizens Bank Park Citizens Bank Park is a baseball stadium located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the city's South Philadelphia Sports Complex. It is the home playing field of the Philadelphia Phillies, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise. The ...

, and the first season under new manager

Joe Girardi Joseph Elliott Girardi (born October 14, 1964) is an American former professional baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). Girardi played the catcher position for the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, and St. ...

. The Phillies failed to improve from their 81–81 record in the previous year and missed the playoffs for the ninth straight season. On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...

, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled. Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the

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to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks. On June 23, commissioner

Rob Manfred Robert Dean Manfred Jr. (born September 28, 1958) is an American lawyer and business executive who is serving as the tenth commissioner of Major League Baseball. He previously served as MLB's chief operating officer. Manfred succeeded Bud Selig a ...

unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camp on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for

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on July 24.

Season standings

National League East

National League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Aaron Nola Aaron Michael Nola (born June 4, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nola was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and played baseball alongside his older brother Austin. H ...

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Cole Irvin Cole R. Irvin (born January 31, 1994), nicknamed "Swirvin Irvin", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). Irvin was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fifth round of the 2 ...

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Cole Sulser Cole Young Sulser (born March 12, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2019. He has also played for the Baltimore Orioles ...

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Blake Parker Richard Blake Parker (born June 19, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angel ...

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Erick Fedde Erick James Fedde (born February 25, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the NC Dinos of the KBO League. He previously played for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at UNLV. Amat ...

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Ranger Suárez Ranger José Suárez (born August 26, 1995) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Phillies signed Suárez, a native of Pie de Cuesta, as an international free agent in 20 ...

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Sixto Sánchez Sixto Sánchez Encarnación (born July 29, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). Early life Sánchez was born in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic. He played shortstop as ...

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Edwin Díaz Edwin Orlando Díaz Laboy (born March 22, 1994) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Seattle Mariners. Within two months of his MLB debut, Díaz brok ...

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Anthony Bass Anthony Edward Bass (born November 1, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Ch ...

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Bold = Phillies team member

Roster

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

Season summary

July

The Phillies dropped their home opener, 2–5, against Marlins but was highlighted by shortstop

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' home run. The team rebounded with a 7–1 victory the next day powered by Gregorius' second home run and

designated hitter The designated hitter (DH) is a baseball player who bats in place of another position player, most commonly the pitcher. The position is authorized by Major League Baseball Rule 5.11. It was adopted by the American League in 1973 and later by th ...

Phil Gosselin Philip David Gosselin (nicknamed "Barrels", and "The Goose"; born October 3, 1988), is an American former professional baseball utility infielder. The Atlanta Braves selected Gosselin in the fifth round of the 2010 MLB draft; he made his MLB deb ...

's 2-home run performance to give pitcher Zack 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.

COVID-19 outbreak

The Marlins' opening day catcher Jorge Alfaro was placed on the injured list after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier in the day. First baseman Garrett Cooper and outfielder

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also tested positive for COVID-19 shortly thereafter. Two days later prior to the final game of the opening series, Marlins' pitcher José Ureña tested positive for COVID-19 and was scratched from his start. Following the game the Marlins delayed their flight back to Miami due to concerns of an outbreak. On July 27, the Marlins' home opener against the

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was postponed amid reports that eight new players had tested positive for COVID-19. 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. The Marlins remained in Philadelphia pending further testing. 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. On the same day, the MLB announced that the Marlins and Phillies seasons would be put on hold and their opponents' schedules adjusted. The Phillies' home-and-home series with the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The July 31 game with the

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was also postponed and rescheduled as an August 1 traditional doubleheader. However, on July 30 after an unnamed coach and Phillies' clubhouse worker tested positive (which were later determined to be false positives), the Blue Jays series was postponed.

August

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. Hours before the first pitch on August 3, the next day's game was postponed due to the impending inclement weather with the approach of Hurricane Isaias, setting up a doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park where each team would take turns at being the home team. Earning a split of the 4-game Yankees' series, the Phillies went on to split the 4-game Atlanta Braves' series. After being swept in a 3-games series by the

, the Phillies completed their homestand by sweeping the

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. 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 the

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. After leading early in both games of a doubleheader against in the Blue Jays, the Phillies were swept in the brief 1-day stay in

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, the Jays' home stadium (

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) 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 on

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's '' Sunday 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.

Playoffs again not reached

On September 27, 2020, the Phillies lost the season finale to the

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, 5–0, and they were therefore not eligible for the playoffs. If the Phillies had won that game and the

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and the Milwaukee Brewers had lost, they would have clinched the eighth playoff spot. The Giants and Brewers both lost their games.

Farm system

Due to safety concerns surrounding the

, it was announced on June 30, 2020, that the 2020 Minor League Baseball season would not be played.

References

External links

2020 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference

Philadelphia Phillies' official website
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