Prior to 2021, the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Phillies.

The team plays its home games at the Carpenter Complex, in Clearwater, Florida.

The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball as either draftees or non-drafted free agents from the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and various other countries.

[1] The team also plays some home games at Bright House Field.

[citation needed] Beginning in the 2018 season, the Phillies have fielded two squads in the league, differentiate by "East" and "West" suffixes, originally based on the divisions (Northeast and Northwest) in which they competed.