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Phillies maintain class-act reputation after latest gesture

Stadium staff man the Third Base Gate (Photo by Brian Garfinkel/Getty Images)

In a letter to 460-plus full-time employees, Phillies owner John Middleton announced the organization’s decision to guarantee employment through October.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused much uncertainty in the world as of late, especially for millions of people whose work status remains up-in-the-air. A recent gesture by the Philadelphia Phillies organization helped make sure more than 460 of that figure no longer has to worry about their income.

After already guaranteeing that their full-time employees’ jobs were safe through May, Phillies brass stepped up to the plate again on Friday and delivered a home run in the biggest way.