| Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 3 |
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| 2025 Topps Archives #167 |
Sunday Afternoon, February 22nd
BayCare Ballpark - Clearwater, FL
Record - 0-2
One Sentence Summary: Kyle Schwarber homered in his first spring at-bat, but a sixth inning grand slam from the Pirates' Esmerlyn Valdez off reliever Jack Dallas sunk the Phils.
What It Means: With the Blizzard of '26 bearing down on us, it was great to tune in to the first spring home game of the year. The game itself was pretty boring, but the Phillies are playing baseball again, and that's good enough for me.
What Happened: Schwarber launched his home run seemingly onto the highway behind BayCare Ballpark. Carson DeMartini hit a solo home run in the sixth. It was a bullpen game for the Phillies, with nine relievers slated to go an inning each. Jonathan Hernandez couldn't get out of his inning, loading the bases for Dallas, a minor league call-up for the day. Lefty Kyle Backhus looked strong in his audition for the final lefty reliever spot in the bullpen.
Featured Card: Schwarber will be leaving the club shortly to join Team USA for the World Baseball Classic. Here's his 1996 Topps inspired card from the 2025 Topps Archives set, released a week before Christmas.
What It Means: With the Blizzard of '26 bearing down on us, it was great to tune in to the first spring home game of the year. The game itself was pretty boring, but the Phillies are playing baseball again, and that's good enough for me.
What Happened: Schwarber launched his home run seemingly onto the highway behind BayCare Ballpark. Carson DeMartini hit a solo home run in the sixth. It was a bullpen game for the Phillies, with nine relievers slated to go an inning each. Jonathan Hernandez couldn't get out of his inning, loading the bases for Dallas, a minor league call-up for the day. Lefty Kyle Backhus looked strong in his audition for the final lefty reliever spot in the bullpen.
Featured Card: Schwarber will be leaving the club shortly to join Team USA for the World Baseball Classic. Here's his 1996 Topps inspired card from the 2025 Topps Archives set, released a week before Christmas.
Camp Head Count: 69
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