The best day on the baseball calendar has finally arrived. The Phillies open the 2022 season against their former City Series foes the Oakland Athletics.
While Opening Day is essentially just one game out of 162, it marks the time of year where optimism is at its highest. This year, that optimism is a bit more organic. The Phillies made a commitment to hit their way to a deep playoff run and added Nick Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber to a lineup that already included Rhys Hoskins, J.T. Realmuto, Jean Segura and the reigning National League MVP Bryce Harper.