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Phillies Truck Day and Other Key 2025 Spring Training Dates

Believe it or not – yes, it’s hard to think about baseball during a Super Bowl run for the ages– but the return of Philadelphia Phillies baseball is right around the corner.
The unofficial start of 2025 Spring Training is set for Monday, February 3, when the Phillies load a tractor trailer full of gear and send it to Clearwater, Florida. Phillies Truck Day is often celebrated with Phillie Phanatic and local TV stations filling airtime by counting the cases of sunflower seeds that are headed to Florida. It does make for compelling TV, after all, who wouldn’t want to know that 10,000 paper cups and 2,400 baseballs will be traveling down I-95 to Florida’s gulf coast! The trucks will arrive at BayCare Ballpark on February 7.
Phillies Truck Day is February 3 with sendoff at happening at 11:40 AM.
Contents in the truck include:
10,000 paper cups
2,400 baseballs
2,000 short-and-long sleeved shirts
1,200 bats
900 pairs of socks
600 pairs of pants
600 batting practice hats
350 pairs of shorts
300… pic.twitter.com/L5GqRAIcUr— Phillies Tailgate (@PhilsTailgate) January 30, 2025
Now that we’ve got the Phillies Truck Day information out of the way, here’s a look at additional key dates for 2025 Philadelphia Phillies Spring Training in Clearwater.
- Wednesday, February 12: Pitchers and Catchers Report
- Monday, February 17: First Full Squad Workout
- Saturday, February 22: First Grapefruit League game at Detroit (Lakeland)
- Sunday, February 23: First Grapefruit League home game vs. Baltimore
- Friday, March 14: MLB Spring Breakout showcase game vs. Pittsburgh
- Monday, March 24: Final Grapefruit League game vs. Tampa Bay
- Thursday, March 27: 2025 Opening Day at Washington Nationals, 4:05 PM