2017 Philadelphia Phillies season
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The 2017 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 135th season in the history of the franchise, and its 14th season at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies opened the season against the Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ball Park on April 3[1] and finished the season on October 1 against the New York Mets in Philadelphia. They were coached by Pete Mackanin in his third year as manager of the Phillies. On September 17, 2017, the Phillies were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention.[2] They finished the season 66–96 to finish in last place in the National League East for the third time in four seasons, failing to make the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.
2017 Philadelphia Phillies | ||||
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League | National League | |||
Division | East | |||
Ballpark | Citizens Bank Park | |||
City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
Record | 66–96 (.407) | |||
Divisional place | 5th | |||
Owners | John S. Middleton, Bill Giles, David Montgomery | |||
General managers | Matt Klentak | |||
Managers | Pete Mackanin | |||
Television | NBC Sports Philadelphia Comcast Network Philadelphia NBC Philadelphia (Tom McCarthy, John Kruk, Ben Davis, Mike Schmidt, Gregg Murphy) | |||
Radio | Phillies Radio Network WIP SportsRadio 94.1 FM (English) (Scott Franzke, Larry Andersen, Jim Jackson) WTTM (Spanish) (Danny Martinez, Bill Kulik, Rickie Ricardo) | |||
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |||
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Manager Pete Mackanin was reassigned to a front office position following the season.[3]