Rob Thomson and Phillies Alumni to Begin Winter Tour with MLK Day of Service Events on Monday

January 15th, 2024

WHAT: Manager Rob Thomson and Phillies alumni will be back in town beginning on the MLK Day of Service to participate in numerous community and charitable events as part of this year’s Winter Tour, taking place until Friday, January 19.

Phillies Winter Tour on MLK Day of Service:

  • Phillies Give Back at Strawberry Mansion Learning Center

10:30 to 11:30 a.m. – 2946 W Dauphin Street, Philadelphia, PA

Rob and Michele Thomson, along with members of the Phillies front office, will join volunteers from the Strawberry Mansion Learning Center to assist with various tasks around the center, including indoor and outdoor painting, garden preparation and more, a continuation of the Phillies’ work with the learning center through the MLB Legacy Project. The Strawberry Mansion Learning Center is an afterschool safe haven for kids who might otherwise go home to an empty house and serves the youth through support and mentorship.

  • Phillies to Host Clinic for RBI Baseball Players

2:30 to 3:30 p.m. – Phillies and visiting batting tunnels, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA ** Enter ballpark via the staff and media entrance off Darien Street. Parking in Lot P off Darien Street (mention RBI event).

Rob Thomson will join 1993 National League Champions Mickey Morandini and Milt Thompson, as well as 1980 World Series Champion Dickie Noles and the team’s** Youth Baseball & Softball Development** staff in hosting a clinic for several RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) youth baseball teams.

This offseason visit takes place just one month before pitchers and catchers report for spring training in Clearwater, Fla. For more information, visit phillies.com.

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