Former Phillie of the Day - Marlon Byrd

Marlon Byrd was the first Phillie to step to the plate in the first regular season game played at Citizens Bank Park on April 12, 2004, making him today's FPOTD. He went 0-3 with a walk that cold, windy, drizzly day.

Byrd played for the Phillies for parts of five seasons, from 2002 to 2005 and again in 2014. He finished fourth in the NL Rookie of the Year voting in 2003 when he hit .303. And in 2005, he turned two double plays while playing LF. He was the Eastern League MVP in 2002 when he played for the Reading Phillies.

Byrd's career blossomed when he played for the Texas Rangers. But he'll always be a former Phillie.