The Philadelphia Phillies kicked off their postseason on Saturday, hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS . Philadelphia earned a first-round bye after securing the No. 2 seed in the National League. The team tabbed Cristopher Sanchez for the series-opening start. But before Sanchez took the mound, the Phillies gave the ball to a franchise legend.

Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Citizens Bank Park. The crowd welcomed the former third baseman with a roar as he set up around the halfway point between the mound and home plate. Schmidt then opened the Phillies' postseason by tossing the first pitch to Bryce Harper . Expand Tweet

The ceremonial battery of Schmidt and Harper has five combined league MVP Awards, 20 All-Star Games, 10 Silver Slugg

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