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Chronological list of top rookie seasons in Phillies history

By Kerry Kauffman

PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 16: Rhys Hoskins #17 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a double against the Miami Marlins during the sixth inning of a game at Citizens Bank Park on September 16, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Marlins defeated the Phillies 6-4. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 16: Rhys Hoskins #17 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a double against the Miami Marlins during the sixth inning of a game at Citizens Bank Park on September 16, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Marlins defeated the Phillies 6-4. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 08: Rhys Hoskins #17 of the Philadelphia Phillies gestures after he hits a home run against the New York Mets during the sixth inning of a game at Citi Field on September 8, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The Mets defeated the Phillies 10-5. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /

Rhys Hoskins (2017, left field, ROY voting: 4th)

Hoskins hit 26 home runs over his first two Minor League seasons before taking off at AA Reading in 2016, belting 38 home runs in 135 games. After blasting another 29 home runs in 115 games at AA Lehigh Valley in 2017, Hoskins was called up to the Phillies, making his Major League debut on August 10.

What Hoskins did over the last month and half of the season was historic.  He got his first Major League hit on August 13 and his first two home runs the next day.  Hoskins became the fastest to nine home runs, ten home runs and then 11 home runs in just 18 games covering 64 at-bats. On September 14, Hoskins became the fastest in Major League history to reach 18 home runs, doing so in only 34 games.  Even though Hoskins didn’t homer over his final 16 games, Hoskins finished with 18 home runs and 48 RBI, good for fourth in Rookie of the Year voting.

This past season, Hoskins set a franchise record as the fastest to 30 career home runs, doing so in 120 games, 12 games faster than the previous record held by Chuck Klein.  Hoskins also took part in the MLB Home Run Derby, launching 37 home runs, although eliminated in the second round by Kyle Schwarber.

Hoskins ended the season with a .246 average, 34 home runs, 96 RBI and an .850 OPS.

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