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Phillies’ Rhys Hoskins throws out first pitch before Game 1 of wild-card series

A day before he flies to Florida to continue his rehabilitation process, Hoskins was the surprise pitcher before the series opener.

Phillies Rhys Hoskins before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 1 against the Miami Marlins in an NL wild-card baseball playoff series at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia.
Phillies Rhys Hoskins before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 1 against the Miami Marlins in an NL wild-card baseball playoff series at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia.Read moreYong Kim / Staff Photographer
    by Matt Breen
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The latest installment of Red October started with Rhys Hoskins throwing out a ceremonial first pitch and the Phillies’ longest-tenured position player hopes it ends with him on the roster.

Hoskins, a day before he flies to Florida to continue his rehabilitation process, was the surprise pitcher before Game 1 of the wild-card series against Miami. The crowd, already amped up from the team’s pre-game introductions, went crazy when Hoskins came out of the dugout.

Hoskins, who missed the season after March 31 surgery on a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, only recently began taking batting practice and running the bases. In Florida, he will progress to facing live pitching. The Phillies have said there is a chance Hoskins could be ready to hit if the team reaches the World Series, which begins Oct. 27.