Phillies To Utilize Fields At FDR Park For Summer Camp

Video Credit: CBS 3 Philly
Published on June 30, 2020 - Duration: 01:59s
Pat Gallen reports.

Phillies To Utilize Fields At FDR Park For Summer Camp

THEY'RE CALLING IT SUMMERCAMP.THE PHILLIES ARE GETTING READYFOR THE START OF THE SEASONWITH PRACTICE IN SOUTH PHILLYJUST DAYS AWAY.HERE'S PAT GALLEN.Reporter: IN A LITTLEUNDER A MONTH THIS IS WHEREBASEBALL WILL OFFICIALLYRESTART IN PHILADELPHIA.THE PHILLIES WILL PLAY HALF OFTHEIR 60 GAMES HERE ATCITIZENS BANK PARK.BUT IF YOU HEAD DOWN PATTISONAVENUE AND MAKE A LEFT INTOFDR PARK, THEN MAKE A RIGHTAND FOLLOW THAT PAST THEAMERICAN SWEDISH HISTORICALMUSEUM, AND THE LAKE ON YOURLEFT, JUST ACROSS FROM THEWORLD RENOWNED SKATE PARK ISWHERE YOU'LL FIND A PLACEWHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUTPRACTICE.ON SUNDAY, THE PHILLIESANNOUNCED THEIR INITIAL PLAYERPOOL FOR THE MLB RESTART INJULY.HOWEVER, DUE TO SOCIALDISTANCING GUIDELINES, SOMEPLAYERS WILL HAVE TO PRACTICEELSEWHERE AND THAT'S LIKELYRIGHT HERE.WE SPOTTED SEVERAL PHILLIESGROUNDS CREW MEMBERS WORKINGON THE RICHIE ASHBURN FIELDSAT FDR PARK THIS WEEKPREPARING IT FOR MAJORLEAGUERS.RIGHT NOW OUR PRIMARY SITEWILL BE CITIZENS BANK PARK.SECONDARY FIELDS WILL BE THEFIELDS, THE URBAN YOUTH FIELDSIN FDR PARK.THOSE ARE ALREADY IN REALLYGOOD SHAPE.WE'VE HAD A BUNCH OF PEOPLE GOOVER THERE AND CHECK THEM OUTAND WORK OUT ON THEM TO SEEAND WE'RE STILL WORKING ONSOME OF THE SECURITY ELEMENTSOVER THERE 'CAUSE THEY'REPRETTY OPENED.Reporter: KLENTAK IS ALSOWORKING ON BREAKING THEPLAYERS UP INTO SUBGROUPSAMONG THE TWO SITES LIKELYABOUT 12 TO 15 PLAYERS IN HISESTIMATION.DR. TOM FARLEY THE CITY'SHEALTH COMMISSIONER HAS HADCONVERSATIONS WITH THEPHILLIES ABOUT THEIR APPROACHTO THE RESTART.I DO THINK IT IS POSSIBLEFOR THEM TO PLAY BASEBALLGAMES IN WAY THAT IS SAFE.HAVEN'T BEEN UPDATED IN THELAST FEW DAYS ON THAT BUT I'MOPTIMISTIC IF THEY STICK TOTHIS PROTOCOL THEY CAN GET ITGOING.Reporter: KLENTAKBELIEVES FRIDAY IS THE TARGETDATE FOR MOST OF THE PLAYERSTO BE READY FOR WORKOUTS AHEADOF EITHER A JULY 23RD OR

You are here

You might like