What do the Phillies pack for spring training? Here’s what they loaded on their trucks for Clearwater.

Forget about Groundhog Day. The surest sign that spring is on its way is when the Phillies’ annual Truck Day rolls around.

On Monday morning at Citizens Bank Park, three trucks were loaded with supplies the Phillies will need for spring training at their facilities in Clearwater, Fla. The long list of items aboard includes baseballs, bats, batting helmets, batting gloves, and lots of clothing.

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Following a fan send-off at the Citizens branch at 18th and Market Streets, the trucks are set to arrive at the Phillies’ spring training home, BayCare Ballpark, on Friday, five days before pitchers and catchers report on Feb. 12.

Dan O’Rourke, the Phillies’ manager of equipment and umpire services, said the process for Truck Day begins at the end of the previous season. After the Phillies’ clubhouse is cleared out, his team takes inventory, determining what items can be donated and reused, and what equipment needs to be ordered. They stay in contact with the players to find out what brand of bats they each want for next season, and place the order in December.

“Whether you’re Bryce Harper or a new kid in camp, you get one dozen bats,” O’Rourke said.

The Phanatic was on hand to kick off the day on the ramp outside the Phillies clubhouse, and even took a ride on a forklift. The mascot’s famous hot dog launcher will be on one of the trucks making the 1,058-mile journey to Clearwater.

“There’s four full-time guys that all participate in this,” O’Rourke said. “So it’s exciting. It’s a new season. It’s a new chance, a new opportunity.”

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O’Rourke is in his 40th year working in baseball. He said the biggest change he’s seen in Truck Day over the past decade is the increase in the volume of items, as the baseball staff has increased with the growth of departments like analytics and mental performance.

And believe it or not, a hot dog launcher doesn’t even top the list of the strangest things O’Rourke has ever put on a truck.

“Back in the day, we had one of our front office staff get married, so we took his wife’s wedding dress,” he said.

Here’s a list of some of the items the Phillies packed on Monday: