Former Phillies TV reporter Taryn Hatcher is giving away a closet full of team gear for a good cause
Hatcher has boxes of merchandise, mostly from the Phillies. Now, you can take home some of her collection for the price of a donation to the Pennsylvania SPCA.

Phillies fans could easily spot former NBC Sports Philadelphia reporter Taryn Hatcher on the sideline during last year’s broadcasts. And somewhere among the first questions that popped into their minds were: Where did she get that outfit? And how can I find it?
Well, now fans have the opportunity to pick from Hatcher’s personal closet — and it’s all for a good cause as Hatcher hosts her Gear for Good event on Thursday at Scamps, located on Arch Street, starting at 4 p.m.
“Over the years, covering the team, I feel like they gave me almost everything in the shop to wear on air,” Hatcher said Monday. “I had so much of it that I didn’t get around to wearing everything and I always felt bad because you’re gifted this really high-quality stuff and it’s sitting in a box. So, once I wasn’t covering the team anymore, now I have like three giant boxes of gear. And I knew I wanted it to end up in the hands of Phillies fans.”
With proof of a donation to the Pennsylvania SPCA, which can be done through Venmo or cash at the event, Hatcher will let Phillies fans choose items, including her powder blue game-worn Phillies cutter top, promotional items from the brand Terez, and unworn discontinued items.
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“There’s like three storage boxes worth of stuff,” said Hatcher, who in the last week also helped a 10-year-old Flyers fan get his stolen autographed jersey replaced. “And then I also have a bunch of PR stuff I’ve been sent over the years that I’m going to include that’s not even Phillies stuff. So, there’s like an Eagles jersey I was gifted. I already have one that I wear. I was gifted a Team USA hockey jersey this past year for the Olympics.
“It’s great, but I feel like a little kid would probably get more use out of it than sitting in an adult woman’s closet.”
The items will be separated by minimum donation prices. For instance, if there’s an item on the $5 table, fans just have to show proof of donation of at least that amount.
And as a proud dog mom of two — Bobby, a 2-year-old poodle mix, and Sergio, a 1-year-old Bichon and Shih Tzu mix who was a medically challenged puppy from PSPCA — supporting the animal shelter was the perfect cause.
“I donate to them anyway and I covered them when I was covering the Phillies,” Hatcher said. “So I knew it was a cause that the Phillies align themselves with and I thought, let me try to get these clothes to people who I know really want them and make it so it’s not so pricey. … So, if people want to help, they can donate to the PSPCA on Venmo at any time and any small amount helps.”
Any leftover items from Thursday’s event will be donated to a women’s shelter in Philadelphia.
“People keep going, ‘Would you have donated this stuff if the Phillies were winning?’ And I’m like, ‘Yes,’” Hatcher said. “I have hundreds of pieces. I cannot wear them all. I can only wear so many quarter zip golf shirts. I would still donate these items and I will be keeping some. I’m still a fan of the team. I still watch. I still care. I just want to give back to people and dogs and cats and animals that need it.”
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