Phillies OK after bus involved in accident

February 27th, 2024

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A Phillies bus carrying players and staff was involved in an accident shortly after the team’s Grapefruit League game Monday afternoon against the Red Sox at JetBlue Park.

Nobody on the Phillies’ bus suffered any injuries.

A car rear-ended the bus just a few hundred yards beyond the on-ramp onto I-75 North. The bus suffered a scratch or two, while the sedan suffered visible damage. The driver seemed to be OK, although his status is unknown.

Phillies center fielder Johan Rojas and other teammates stood outside the bus as first responders arrived on the scene. About an hour later, the Florida Highway Patrol finished its work. The players and staff, including Rojas, Edmundo Sosa, Yunior Marte and others, boarded and returned safely to Clearwater.