| 2022 Philadelphia Phillies | ||
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| National League Champions National League Wild Card Winners | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Citizens Bank Park | |
| City | Philadelphia | |
| Record | 87–75 (.537) | |
| Divisional place | 3rd | |
| Owners | John S. Middleton | |
| President of baseball operations | Dave Dombrowski | |
| Managers | Joe Girardi (fired June 3, 2022) Rob Thomson (interim, June 3 to October 10)[1] | |
| Television | NBC Sports Philadelphia NBC Sports Philadelphia + NBC Philadelphia (Tom McCarthy, John Kruk, Ben Davis, Mike Schmidt, Rubén Amaro Jr.) | |
| Radio | Phillies Radio Network WIP SportsRadio 94.1 FM (English) (Scott Franzke, Larry Andersen, Michael Bourn, Chad Durbin, Erik Kratz, Kevin Stocker) WTTM (Spanish) (Danny Martinez, Bill Kulik, Rickie Ricardo) | |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The 2022 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 140th season in the history of the franchise, and the 19th season for the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies went 87–75 during the regular season. They went on to win the National League pennant for the first time since 2009.
On December 2, 2021, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announced a lockout of players, following expiration of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). On March 10, 2022, MLB and the MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, thus ending the lockout. Opening Day was played on April 7.[2] Although MLB previously announced that several series would be cancelled due to the lockout, the agreement provides for a 162-game season, with originally canceled games to be made up via doubleheaders.[3]
The Phillies struggled to start the season going 21–29 over the first two months of the season. On June 3, manager Joe Girardi was dismissed from the team, and Rob Thomson was named the new interim manager. Under Thomson's watch, the Phillies went 65–46. On October 10, Thomson signed a contract extension and the interim title was removed.[1]
On October 3, the Phillies clinched their first playoff berth since the 2011 season and defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLWCS in a two-game sweep.[4] They upset the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves in the NLDS in four games and advanced to the NLCS for the first time since 2010. They defeated the San Diego Padres in five games to advance to the World Series, their first World Series appearance since 2009. However, their run would end at the hands of the red-hot Houston Astros, who defeated the Phillies in six games despite leading the series 2 games to 1.
- ^ a b Zolecki, Todd (October 10, 2022). "Phils remove Thomson's interim tag, sign skipper through '24". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ Feinsand, Mark (March 10, 2022). "MLB, MLBPA agree to new CBA; season to start April 7". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ Lacques, Gabe (March 10, 2022). "Baseball is back: MLB, players agree on new CBA to salvage 162-game 2022 season". USA Today. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ Anderson, R.J. (October 4, 2022). "Phillies clinch first playoff berth since 2011 as National League postseason field is set". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.