Phillies kick off Winter Tour with MLK Day of Service Nike RBI Clinic

Earlier this week, the Phillies kicked off their annual Winter Tour with a special baseball clinic for young athletes in the team’s Nike RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner-Cities) program.

Pitcher Tanner Banks, infielder Otto Kemp and manager Rob Thomson were back in town to help give major league tips to the youngsters, providing instruction in hitting, pitching and fielding. Phillies alumni Domonic Brown, Milt Thompson and Dickie Noles, along with the team’s Youth Baseball & Softball Development team, also took part in the lessons.

After the clinic, the kids were treated to a Q&A discussion with Banks, Kemp and Thomson.

The event was the first of this year’s Phillies Winter Tour, featuring various community and charitable events, taking place just one month before pitchers and catchers report for spring training in Clearwater, Fla.