Things You'll Need:
- Tickets to game
- Baseball glove
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Step 1
The first step is getting tickets to the game. The Phillies play 81 home games each regular season at Citizens Bank Park in downtown Philadelphia, and the park seats 43,500. Tickets are available through the Phillies' website at phillies.com. Tickets are also available through secondary sources such as eBay or Stubhub.
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Step 2
While tickets may be readily available, all seats are not created equal. Only a fraction of the tickets are in home run territory. Field Level seats (Sections 101-107 and 140-148), Pavilion Club Level (Sections 201-205), Scoreboard Porch (Sections 241-245) and Pavilion Deck (Sections 301-305) are the only areas where you can catch a home run ball.
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Step 3
Once at the game you need to catch or retrieve a home run ball. This is where luck comes in. On average slightly more than two home runs are hit per game in the major leagues so it's quite a feat to haul in a home run ball. A baseball glove can come in handy to haul in the elusive souvenir.
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Step 4
If you are lucky enough to catch a home run ball off the bat of any Phillies player, the team has a program called PECO Hometown Homers, and your souvenir autographed by the player who hit it. Simply find any team employee, who will escort you to Guest Services to complete an application. After your ball is autographed it will be mailed back to you to proudly display.
