CLEARWATER, Fla. (CBS) — The Philadelphia Phillies honored club chairman David Montgomery on Thursday by naming their indoor training facility at the team’s minor league Carpenter Complex in Clearwater after him.
The facility is now named the David P. Montgomery Baseball Performance Center.
The 71-year-old Montgomery has been an instrumental figure as an advocate for player development, as he was president and CEO of the Phillies during their 2008 World Series championship season.
“Our minor league complex in Clearwater has many Phillies legends attached to it. Among them are Ruly Carpenter and Paul Owens, two key architects of the Phillies’ first World Series title in 1980,” said Phillies Managing Partner John Middleton.