During the 2023 Winter Meetings, Phillies manager Rob Thomson chatted with reporters about what he wants to see from his club come Opening Day in 2024.
Start times for all 2024 spring training and regular-season games were announced by MLB on Wednesday afternoon and here were some takeaways from a Phillies perspective:
• The Phillies' season opener, which is also their home opener, starts at 3:05 p.m. on March 28 against the Braves.
• Only three home games all season are currently scheduled to begin after 6:40 p.m. These are June 1 against the Cardinals (7:15), July 10 against the Dodgers (7:05) and August 31 against the Braves (7:15).
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• The most common start time for a Phillies regular-season home game is 6:40, occurring 19 times. There are about a dozen combined 6:05s and 6:20s. Between the earlier start times and the pitch clock, a lot of these home games are going to be over by 9-9:15 p.m.
• The Phillies' two-game London Series with the Mets is June 8-9. The game on Saturday, June 8 is at 1:10 p.m. ET. Sunday, June 9 is 10:10 a.m. ET. The Phillies are off June 6, 7 and 10 to account for the travel.
• The Phils will feel the brunt of those off-days late in the season when they play 35 games in 37 days from August 20 through September 25.
• In spring training, every Phillies home game begins at 1:05 p.m. except the final one on March 25, which starts at 12:05. The Phils will play three night games in spring training, all on the road against the Astros, Tigers and Orioles.
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• The Phillies’ spring breakout game, pitting their top prospects against the Tigers’, takes place March 16 at 1:05 in Lakeland.
Here is the full schedule. Stay tuned for the Phillies' 2024 broadcast schedule, which will be announced at a later date.
