Rhys Hoskins is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). Hoskins played college baseball for the Sacramento State Hornets.
The Philadelphia Phillies selected Rhys Hoskins in the fifth round of the 2014 MLB draft.
Hoskins spent his first season with the Williamsport Crosscutters of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League after signing with the Phillies. With 9 home runs batted in, he had a.273 batting average.
He spent his second season with the Class A South Atlantic League’s Lakewood BlueClaws before being promoted to the Class A-Advanced Florida’s Clearwater Threshers.
He began the 2016 season with the Class AA Eastern League’s Reading Fightin Phils.
He hit.281 with 38 home runs and 116 RBIs in that season, earning him the Eastern League Rookie of the Year and the Paul Owens Award as one of the Phillies’ minor-league system’s two greatest positions players.
Hoskins spent 2017 with the Class AAA International League’s Lehigh Valley IronPigs. The Philadelphia Phillies are a baseball team based in Philadelphia.
Rhys Hoskins Siblings: Who Is Rhys Hoskins Sister, Meloria Hoskins?
Rhys Hoskins was born on March 17, 1993, alongside his younger sister, Meloria Hoskins. Melora and Rhys grew up closer following the death of their mother in 2009.
According to her Linkedin profile, she works as a Research Assistant at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.