{
  "id": 12947659,
  "title": "Phillies issue refund to select fans after elimination from MLB playoffs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/phillies-issue-refund-to-select-fans-after-elimination-from-mlb",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T20:28:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/phillies-issue-refund-select-fans-202814666.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Philadelphia Phillies are offering refunds to certain fans following their early exit from the MLB playoffs. The refunds involve the $24 postseason processing fee paid by season-ticket holders, according to Phillies Nation’s Destiny Lugardo. This move follows the Phillies' elimination by the Atlanta Braves, as the team did not play any postseason games at Citizens Bank Park. Fans who paid for potential home playoff games that never took place can receive the refund, which also covers postseason parking and processing charges. The Phillies had offered season-ticket holders the chance to buy tickets for potential Wild Card, Division Series, Championship Series and World Series home games, but since the team failed to advance, much of that inventory remained unused. While the refund won't alleviate the disappointment of the early playoff exit, it does provide some consolation to fans who paid for games that didn't happen.",
  "summary": "The Philadelphia Phillies issued a refund to select fans days after their elimination.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}