Lineup for Nemours Opening Day: Phillies vs. San Diego Padres

Pre-game festivities! Free Budweiser Opening Day Party, 2016 Phillies Lead-off Walk, Kane Kalas sings National Anthem & Officer Jesse Hartnett has honor of ceremonial first pitch.

April 8th, 2016

Broadcast: NBC10, Telemundo 62, SportsRadio 94 WIP and WTTM 1680 AM (Spanish). The NBC10 Welcome Home Phillies special airs from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Nemours Opening Day pre-game ceremonies will stream live on phillies.com
Traffic: Log on to www.511pa.com, www.511nj.org or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions. Transit services are also available; for a SEPTA schedule please visit www.septa.org.
Tickets: A limited number of tickets are available at phillies.com/tickets or at the First Base Ticket Windows.
Phandom: Check in using Ballpark, Citizens Bank Park's official mobile app, to receive special offers for retail, concessions and more. Also, go behind-the-scenes via @Phillies on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Snap Chat. Plus, check out MLB.com's At Bat App.
8:00 a.m. Majestic Clubhouse Store opens. Features Limited Edition Opening Day collectibles and apparel. Hot off the press: Issue 1 of the 2016 Phillies Magazine featuring Phillies Manager Pete Mackanin, General Manager Matt Klentak and President Andy MacPhail. Check out What's New at Citizens Bank Park in food, fashion and phandom.
12:00 p.m. Free Budweiser Opening Day Block Party on Citizens Bank Way! Features live performances by Go Go Gadjet, a huge ferris wheel, a giant Anheuser Busch Bud and Burgers trailer and prizes and sampling from Turkey Hill ice cream, J&J Snack Food, Rita's Italian Water Ice, Chick-fil-A, Coca-Cola Aloe Gloe, Hatfield Quality Meats, Comcast, CBS Radio and more. Plus, take #Selfies at the large #OpeningDay sign at the Third Base Gate.
12:35 p.m. All gates open.  All fans receive a Phillies Opening Day Commemorative Cap, compliments of Nemours.
12:43 p.m. Phillies batting practice.
1:13 p.m. Padres batting practice.
2:13 p.m. Line up on10th Street! Fans who have not yet entered the ballpark gates are invited to line up on 10th Street and cheer on the 2016 Phillies as they make their "Leadoff Walk" into the ballpark - escorted by the Cardinal O'Hara High School Marching Band from Springfield, Pa.
2:22 p.m. The 2016 Phillies make their grand entrance into Citizens Bank Park.
2:34 p.m. As representatives from the United State military unfurl a large American flag, the Philadelphia Boys Choir and Men's Chorale will sing "America the Beautiful" and "God Bless America." State flags will be carried onto the field by Philadelphia Police and Fire Department personnel.
2:40 p.m. Introductions … Padres
2:44 p.m. Introductions … Phillies
2:50 p.m. National Anthem: Performed by Kane Kalas, son of the late Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas.
2:53 p.m. The United States Navy Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs, will parachute onto the field delivering the first balls.
3:00 p.m. Ceremonial First Pitches: Officer Jesse Hartnett, a 33-year old Philadelphia Police Department officer, who was hailed a hero during President Obama's State of the Union Address, after surviving a violent attack by an assailant while on duty. Also: Matt Collins representing Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.
3:05 p.m. Play Ball!
5th Inning The PhilliePhanatic's first dance of the season.
7th Inning Gaten Matarazzo from Broadway's "Les Miserables'" will sing "God Bless America."
*All of the above events are subject to change, weather and wind permitting.