P.J. Phillips

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.

Coaching career Vallejo Admirals While playing with the Admirals in 2016, Phillips would take the reins as manager after the team started a slow 11–16. In 2017, Phillips would claim his first Pacific Association championship in a victory against the Sonoma Stompers. This strong finish earned him co-manager of the year honors. Over parts of four seasons, Phillips held a 128–145 record with the Admirals.

Lexington Legends In 2021, Phillips became the manager of the Lexington Legends of the Atlantic League. After finishing 60–60 in the regular season, the Legends defeated the Charleston Dirty Birds in the semi-finals and Long Island Ducks in the championship. This victory gave Phillips his second championship as a manager. Over two seasons, Phillips held a 116–136 record as manager of the Legends.

New Jersey Jackals On November 7, 2022, Phillips was named manager of the New Jersey Jackals of the Frontier League. In his only season with the Jackals, Phillips led them to a 60–35 2023 regular season record. They defeated the Sussex County Miners in the wild card game and were then defeated by the Québec Capitales in the semi-finals.

Charleston Dirty Birds On November 13, 2023, Phillips was named manager of the Charleston Dirty Birds of the Atlantic League.

Managerial record As of September 19, 2025 Team Year Regular season PostseasonGamesWonLostWin %Finish Won Lost Win % ResultVAL 2016512130 4th – – – VAL 2017783642 t-2nd 1 0 Won championship (SON)VAL 2018803743 3rd 0 1 Lost semi-final (SRF)VAL 2019643430 3rd 0 1 Lost wild card (NAPA)VAL total 273 128 145 1 2 LEX 20211206060 2nd in ATL South 5 2 Won championship (LI)LEX 20221325676 4th in ATL South – – – LEX total 252 116 136 5 2 NJ 2023956035 2nd in FL East 2 2 Lost semi-final (QC)NJ total 95 60 35 2 2 CHS 20241266957 3rd in ATL South 3 4 Lost championship (YORK)CHS 20251265274 5th in ATL South – – – CHS total 252121131 3 4 Total 872 425 447 11 10