Philadelphia Phillies: Once again, Philly is proven to be the city of underdogs

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – OCTOBER 14: Rhys Hoskins #17 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates by spiking his bat after hitting a three-run home run against Spencer Strider #65 of the Atlanta Braves during the third inning in game three of the National League Division Series at Citizens Bank Park on October 14, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

Jean Segura and Rhys Hoskins have redeemed their names in Philadelphia

Segura entered the year as the longest-tenured player in the MLB without a postseason appearance, and while he started the season off strong, he would miss three months of the season after he broke his finger trying to bunt at the end of May.

Segura has always been a solid player since the Phillies traded for him in 2018, but this was the last year of his contract, and Segura is in his age 32 season, so it seemed that his time with the Phillies would end on a negative note with fans theorizing all the ways the team could move on from him after the 2022 season.

But Segura came back from that injury in August and helped the Phillies secure their first postseason berth since 2012 and hit a go-ahead 2-rbi single in game 3 of the NLCS.

Finally, there’s Rhys Hoskins, one of the few people on this Phillies team to come up through the system and be a part of the rebuild. Hoskins has always been a plus hitter since joining the Phillies in 2017, but his poor defense and streaking hitting has always made it feel like the Phillies could move on and upgrade the first base position.

This year more than any other, fans seemed to turn on Rhys, debating whether he should be traded at the deadline, during the offseason, or wait till his contract expires at the end of the 2023 season and just let him walk.

Rhys Hoskins hasn’t been a perfect player in this Postseason, especially defensively, but he has hit five home runs and drove in 11 runs during this Postseason and hit two home runs in game 4 of the NLCS to help the Phillies overcome a four-run deficit. Whether you love him or hate him, the Phillies would not be playing in the World Series if Rhys Hoskins wasn’t on this team.

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