Tom Burgoyne

“best friend of the Phillie Phanatic” since 1989

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The Phillie Phanatic is a bright green mascot for the Philadelphia Phillies. But now fans are not coming in-person to baseball games.

Phillie Phanatic and other mascots continue to have fun, even without fans in ballparks

The Phillie Phanatic is a bright green mascot for the Philadelphia Phillies. But now fans are not coming in-person to baseball games.

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