P. J. Phillips
American baseball player and manager
Patrick James "P. J." Phillips (born September 23, 1986) is an American former professional baseball player and current manager of the Charleston Dirty Birds of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He was previously the manager of the Lexington Legends and the Vallejo Admirals. He is the brother of former Major League second baseman Brandon Phillips. Phillips was most recently the manager of the New Jersey Jackals of the Frontier League, an independent baseball league.
Playing career
Phillips was a second-round draft choice of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim where he played six seasons in their organization. In 2012, he played for the Louisville Bats, the AAA affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. Over 590 affiliated games, Phillips held a .248 average with 40 career home runs and 223 runs batted in.
In 2013, he signed with the Long Island Ducks where he would begin his independent baseball playing career. In 2014, Phillips signed with the Vallejo Admirals before signing with the Camden Riversharks in the middle of August. In 2015, Phillips would return to the Admirals where he would play the remainder of his career through the 2017 season.
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