Brett Phillips

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Brett Phillips
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Phillips with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2019
Tampa Bay Rays – No. 35
Outfielder
Born: (1994-05-30) May 30, 1994 (age 27)
Seminole, Florida
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 5, 2017, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.202
Home runs23
Runs batted in78
Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
WBSC Premier12
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tokyo Team

Brett Maverick Phillips (born May 30, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers and Kansas City Royals.

Early life[]

Phillips attended Seminole High School in Seminole, Florida. He graduated in 2012.[1]

Professional career[]

Houston Astros[]

The Houston Astros selected Phillips in the sixth round of the 2012 MLB draft.[2] He signed with the Astros rather than play college baseball at North Carolina State University.[3]

In 2012, Phillips made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Astros of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League, hitting .251 in 54 games. He played in 41 games in 2013 between the Greeneville Astros of the Rookie-level Appalachian League and Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class A Midwest League, hitting .242/.347/.331 in 157 at-bats.

Phillips started 2014 back with Quad Cities and was promoted to the Lancaster JetHawks of the Class A-Advanced California League after posting a .883 on-base plus slugging (OPS) and 13 home runs in 103 games.[4] He finished the year hitting .310/.375/.529 with 17 home runs and was named the Astros' Minor League Player of the Year after the season.[5][6]

Milwaukee Brewers[]

On July 30, 2015, the Astros traded Phillips, Domingo Santana, Josh Hader, and Adrian Houser to the Milwaukee Brewers for Carlos Gómez and Mike Fiers.[7] He finished the season with the Biloxi Shuckers of the Class AA Southern League.[8] The Brewers invited Phillips to spring training, where he was to compete to be the Brewers center fielder for the 2016 season.[9] However, he strained an oblique muscle and was sent to minor league camp before he could appear in a game.[8] The Brewers opted to assign Phillips to Biloxi to start the 2016 season.[8][10] The Brewers added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[11] He started the 2017 season with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.

Phillips with the Royals in 2019

On June 5, 2017, Phillips was called up to the Brewers to make his MLB debut. In limited action he hit .276 with 4 homers and 12 RBI, and set a Statcast record with a 104 miles per hour (167 km/h) throw against the Pittsburgh Pirates to put David Freese out at home plate.[citation needed]

Phillips began the 2018 season in the minors and only saw 24 plate appearances with the Brewers, hitting .182 with no homers and 4 RBIs.[citation needed]

Kansas City Royals[]

On July 27, 2018, Phillips and Jorge López were traded to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Mike Moustakas.[12] In 2019, Phillips slashed .138/.247/.262 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI in 30 games.[13] From August 9, 2020 to August 27, 2020, Phillips only received 6 plate appearances for the Royals.[14]

Tampa Bay Rays[]

On August 27, 2020, the Royals traded Phillips to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Lucius Fox.[15] He was activated on September 4, making his Rays debut as a pinch-runner in a 5-4 victory over the Miami Marlins.[16] On October 24, in Game 4 of the 2020 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Phillips recorded his first career postseason hit, a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning that yielded two runs (one coming on an error), giving the Rays an 8–7 victory.[17] He became the first player since Kirk Gibson in 1988 to have a walk-off hit with two outs with his team trailing in the World Series.[18]

On July 2, 2021, Phillips made his first career pitching appearance in a blowout loss against the Toronto Blue Jays, and pitched one inning, allowing one run on an RBI single to Santiago Espinal.[19]

Between July 29 and August 11, 2021, Phillips hit three grand slams in only 19 plate appearances, second only to Jim Northrup who did so in 14 appearances in 1968. Then on August 16, 2021 he hit an inside-the-park home run, and the combination of three slams plus one inside-the-park home run in only 19 days broke a record held by Babe Ruth, who accomplished the same feat in 36 days in 1929.[20]

Personal life[]

Phillips is married to Brianna Hillman Phillips, the daughter of Miami Marlins third base coach Trey Hillman.[21][22] He is a Christian.[23]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Correspondent, BRAD RICHARDSON, TBN. "Seminole's Brett Phillips makes MLB debut". TBNweekly.
  2. ^ "Florida high school sports - Seminole's Phillips drafted by Astros in sixth round". tampabay.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  3. ^ Richardson, Brad (June 19, 2012). "Seminole's Phillips signs with Astros". Tampa Bay Newspapers. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  4. ^ "Houston Astros prospect Brett Phillips stays hot with first career five-hit night for Lancaster JetHawks - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  5. ^ "River Bandit Phillips named Astros' top Minor Leaguer". Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "Astros name Josh Hader and Brett Phillips as top minor league players for 2014". Houston Chronicle. September 17, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  7. ^ "Carlos Gomez, Mike Fiers traded to Houston Astros for prospects". ESPN.com. July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  8. ^ a b c Rosiak, Todd; Haudricourt, Tom (March 30, 2016). "Promising outfielder Brett Phillips finally gets to play for Brewers". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  9. ^ "Nine Brewers competing for center-field job". MLB.com. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  10. ^ "Brewers prospect Brett Phillips shows power potential for Shuckers". Sun Herald. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  11. ^ "Brinson, Hader added to 40-man roster". MLB.com.
  12. ^ Haudricourt, Tom (July 27, 2018). "Brewers trade for Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas; Travis Shaw will move to second base". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  13. ^ "Is Brett Phillips the new Jeff Francoeur?". Royals Blue. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  14. ^ "What does the Brett Phillips acquisition mean for the Rays?". August 28, 2020.
  15. ^ https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article245302855.html
  16. ^ Solondz, Neil. "Brett Phillips will make his Tampa Bay debut as a PR".
  17. ^ Passan, Jeff (October 25, 2020). "Tampa Bay Rays stun Dodgers in Game 4 on dramatic finish at plate". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  18. ^ "Dodgers vs. Rays score: Tampa takes World Series Game 4, evens series on ridiculous walk-off". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  19. ^ "Try not to smile watching Brett Phillips pitch". MLB.com.
  20. ^ "Move over Babe, Lou ... here's Brett Phillips". MLB.com. August 20, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  21. ^ "'We were screaming': Brett Phillips' family reacts to his World Series heroics". The Athletic. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  22. ^ "brett_phillips8". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  23. ^ Ackerman, Jon (October 15, 2020). "Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brett Phillips embraces role as 'keep-it-simple' coach". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

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