Phils provide family with unforgettable day

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PHILADELPHIA -- Hours before the pomp and circumstance of the Phillies' highly anticipated home opener on Friday afternoon, Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos were in the batting cages beneath Citizens Bank Park -- but neither was working on his own swing.

Instead, they were giving impromptu hitting lessons to the children of fallen Temple University police officer Christopher Fitzgerald, who was killed in the line of duty on Feb. 18.

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