The Phillies informed employees Wednesday that the team has cut more than 80 full-time positions, according to an e-mail obtained by NBC Sports Philadelphia and The Athletic. Many were offered buyout packages while others were either laid-off, had their positions eliminated or did not have their contracts renewed.
The cuts span multiple departments in both the business and baseball side of operations. Per the memo, the cuts reduced the Phillies’ full-time workforce by more than 17 percent. That subset of staff members gave more than 1,100 years of service to the team.