Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins is returning to Citizens Bank Park Monday night for a three-game series against his former team.
He tipped his cap toward the Phillies' dugout and tapped his chest above his heart. The Phillies players on the field all took off their caps and saluted Hoskins. Bryce Harper, whose move to first base this season precipitated the Phillies' decision not to re-sign Hoskins, applauded.
"I'm kind of a crier," Hoskins said before Monday night's game between Milwaukee and Philadelphia. "I think it just tells you all you need to know about the energy and emotion that I've been able to grab from this place." "Rhys was here for such a long time and he brought a lot to this city and this team and organization," Marsh said. "I would have hoped that the Bank would welcome him with open arms and an ovation."Considered a clubhouse leader, Hoskins was one of the foundational pieces of the Phillies' renaissance. The club was an also-ran when he arrived in August of 2017 but became a championship contender in each of the previous two seasons.
"The best part about it is that it came in the first playoff game in this stadium in over a decade," Hoskins said. "I think that's where that kind of eruption of emotion came from because it was just built up for so long and I drew that right from the fans."
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