Phillies announce earlier gate times for regular season home games

In an email sent out to those who’ve purchased tickets for the 2025 season, the Phillies announced new gate times for all regular season home games on Thursday.

All Citizens Bank Park gates will open 90 minutes prior to game time on Mondays through Fridays during the upcoming season. On Saturdays and Sundays, all gates will open two hours before first pitch.

In recent years, gates usually opened 70 minutes before first pitch. The Phillies increased that to 90 minutes last July. In September, the team allowed fans in even earlier on weekends, opening gates two hours before first pitch.

While all gates will be opening earlier this year, certain gates will partially open even earlier.

The third and left field gates will partially open two hours before scheduled game times during the week. On weekends, those same gates will partially open 2.5 hours before scheduled game times.

Those two gates partially opening as early as they are could give fans a chance to see the Phillies taking on-field batting practice before certain games. Previously, fans being let in 70 to 90 minutes before game time could only see the end of the away team’s on-field batting practice session.

According to the email, the areas of the concourse that will be accessible when the third and left field gates partially open include Pass and Stow, the New Era Team Store, Coca-Cola corner, Ashburn Alley, and The Yard. Seating in sections 140-148 in left field, 101-103 in right field will also be open at that time, along with CP Rankin Club seats.