2022 Phillies Team-Issued Photo Cards

Number of Cards:  34
Card Size:  4" x 6"
Description:  Similar to the other photo card sets issued by the Phillies over the past decade, the front of the cards features a simple design with the focus on the photography.  All player photos, with the exception of Sam Coonrod, appear to have been taken early in the 2022 season.  Only the player's name - no uniform number and no position - is included on the front of the card, along with a simple white Phillies logo.  The horizontal card backs feature biographical information and career statistics.

How Distributed:  Single cards from the set first appeared in the wild at the Phillies game on June 3rd, as identification within grab bags containing autographed hats or baseballs sold as part of the annual ALS Night.  The entire 34-card set appeared for sale at the ballpark (for $6) on June 10th, shrink wrapped with the Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos cards visible on either side.  The cards were packaged in alphabetical order, save for the Harper and Castellanos cards.  This is the first team-issued photo card set produced by the Phillies since 2019, as no sets were issued during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season or the entire 2021 season.

Complete Standard Checklist (Unnumbered, presented here alphabetically with uniform number and position on the back of cards): 

1. Jose Alvarado (#46 - LHP)       2. Andrew Bellatti (#64 - RHP) 3. Alec Bohm (#28 - 3B) 4. Johan Camargo (#7 - INF) 5. Nick Castellanos (#8 - OF) 6. Sam Coonrod (#54 - RHP) 7. Seranthony Dominguez (#58 - RHP)      8. Zach Eflin (#56 - RHP) 9. Bailey Falter (#70 - LHP) 10. Jeurys Familia (#31 - RHP) 11. Kyle Gibson (#44 - RHP) 12. Didi Gregorius (#18 - INF)

13. Brad Hand (#52 - LHP) 14. Bryce Harper (#3 - RF) 15. Odubel Herrera (#37 - OF) 16. Rhys Hoskins (#17 - 1B) 17. Corey Knebel (#23 - RHP) 18. Mickey Moniak (#16 - OF) 19. Simon Muzziotti (#40 - OF)       20. Nick Nelson (#57 - RHP) 21. Aaron Nola (#27 - RHP) 22. James Norwood (#49 - RHP) 23. Roman Quinn (#24 - OF)

24. J.T. Realmuto (#10 - C)  25. Cristopher Sanchez (#61 - LHP) 26. Kyle Schwarber (#12 - OF) 27. Jean Segura (#2 - INF) 28. Bryson Stott (#5 - INF) 29. Garrett Stubbs (#21 - C)       30. Ranger Suarez (#55 - LHP) 31. Rob Thomson (#59 - Interim Manager) 32. Matt Vierling (#19 - OF) 33. Zack Wheeler (#45 - RHP) 34. Phillie Phanatic

One and Only Phillies Baseball Card (1):  Norwood

First Appearance in Phillies Team Issued Set (22):  Alvarado, Bellatti, Bohm, Camargo, Castellanos, Coonrod, Falter, Familia, Gibson, Gregorius, Hand, Knebel, Moniak, Muzziotti, Nelson, Sanchez, Schwarber, Stott, Stubbs, Suarez, Vierling, Wheeler
Returning Players in Phillies Team Issued Set (9):  Dominguez, Eflin, Harper, Herrera, Hoskins, Nola, Quinn, Realmuto, Segura

The One and Done list above could get some future company, but for now I'm going to assume this is the only Phillies baseball card for reliever James Norwood, who was designated for assignment on June 13th.  I'll update this list as it grows.  Only nine Phillies players in this set were around when the Phillies last issued a photo card set back in May 2019.  This is the first appearance in a team-issued set for Ranger Suarez, who made his debut with the team in 2018.

Coonrod, currently on the 60-day injured list, is the only player in the set to have not appeared yet in a game in 2022.  Roman Quinn snuck into the set despite having been designated for assignment on June 1st.  (Quinn has since signed with the Royals' organization.)

Interim Manager (1):  Thomson
Phillie Phanatic (1):  The Phanatic is shown wearing the team's cream alternate jersey.

For the first time since the Phillies started issuing annual photo card sets back in 1970, no cards were produced for the team's coaches.  This could have something to do with the fact the team's coaching staff has ballooned from four in 1970 to ten at the start of the 2022 season.  Rob Thomson, named the team's interim manager on June 3rd following the dismissal of Joe Girardi, is identified as such on the back of his card.

Omissions:  I'm not going to complain at all about the set's checklist, given we waited two years for the return of this fan and collector's favorite.  Of the 36 players to have suited up for the Phillies in 2022 up until June 3rd, only five players are left out of the set - relievers Connor Brogdon and Damon Jones, who were both on the opening day roster, pitcher Jeff Singer, who was active for a day, pitcher Francisco Morales, who was on the roster for nine games in early May and infielder Nick Maton, who was active for three days before landing on the injured list.  It would have been nice to have cards of either Brogdon or Jones in place of Coonrod, but again beggars can't be choosers.

Variations/Rarities:  There's only one (potential) rarity to report at this time.  As mentioned above, single cards from the set first starting appearing on June 3rd, included within grab bags sold for $30 at the ballpark to benefit the ALS Association.  My son Doug and I both received bags with Joe Girardi cards to go along with a Girardi-signed baseball and a Girardi-signed hat.  The former Phillies manager had been relieved of his duties earlier that day, which was too late for Phillies employees to try to find and remove bags containing items he had autographed.  Who knows how many of these cards made it out before the Phillies recycled them?

1. Joe Girardi (#25 - MG)

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