Top ten moments of the Philadelphia Phillies 2017 season
By John Town
No. 1: Rhys Hoskins goes deep in five straight games
A lot of players made their major-league debuts in 2017, but by far the most exciting was Rhys Hoskins. Fans had been clamoring for Hoksins since May after he got off to an incredibly hot start in Triple-A while starting first baseman Tommy Joseph had little production.
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Hoskins finally got his first chance at the major-leagues Aug. 10, starting in left field as Aaron Altherr and Odubel Herrera were both on the disabled list. It took Hoskins four games to collect his first hit, but from there it was on.
The next 30 games were utterly electric for Hoskins. He hit 18 home runs, setting record after record as the fastest player to reach several different home run totals. In that span he hit .343/.466/.895 with 38 runs batted in. Hoskins wasn’t afraid to take a walk either, walking as much as he struck out (23 times each) in 131 plate appearances.
The peak of that span came between Aug. 23 and 27. Hoskins hit a home run in five straight games, recording his 11th career home run in just 18 games. John Kruk could do nothing but laugh on the broadcast at just how ridiculous Hoskins was performing. Everything he did this season was ridiculous, but it was sure fun to watch.
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If the last two months of the season were any indication, we could have plenty of great Phillies moments in 2018.