The Phillies winter home continues to be Clearwater, FL. First spring training there was in 1947 at Clearwater Athletic Field. Carpenter Complex opened in 1967, the first time all Phillies minor league players trained in the same Florida community. BayCare Ballpark opened in 2004, initially named Bright House Field. The ballpark covers 17.5 acres, previously the site of a Home Depot store.
Phillies Alumni
A peek at the past
Phillies Phlashback
A historical look at the dates of February 9-16.
February 9, 1961
Wall of Fame first baseman John Kruk is born in Charleston, W.V.
February 9, 1967
Todd Pratt is born in Bellevue, Neb.
February 9, 1994
LHP Terry Mulholland and a player to be named later (RHP Jeff Patterson) are traded to the New York Yankees for 2B Kevin Jordan, LHP Ryan Karp and RHP Bobby Munoz.
February 10, 1894
Herb Pennock, who will go on to become the first GM in Phillies history, is born in Kennett Square, Pa.
February 10, 1945
Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx, who spent the first 11 seasons of his career with the Philadelphia A’s, signs with the Phillies, his final pro contract.
February 10, 1963
Lenny Dykstra is born in Santa Ana, Calif.
February 10, 1971
Former 1B Bill White is hired by the Yankees, becoming the first African American play-by-play broadcaster in the major leagues.
February 11, 1916
Longtime Philadelphia A’s pitcher and future Hall of Famer Chief Bender is signed by the Phillies after pitching one year for Baltimore in the now-defunct Federal League.
February 12, 1965
Ruben Amaro Jr. is born in Philadelphia, Pa.
February 13, 1970
Kevin Stocker is born in Spokane, Wash.
February 14, 1946
Edith Houghton is hired by the Phillies to become the first female major league scout.
February 16, 1982
OF Bake McBride is traded to Cleveland for LHP Sid Monge.
February 16, 2014
RHP A.J. Burnett is signed as a free agent.