Rhys Dean Hoskins (born March 17, 1993), 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. He was drafted by the Phillies in the fifth round of the 2014 MLB draft. Hoskins made his MLB debut in 2017.
The Philadelphia Phillies selected Hoskins in the fifth round, 142nd overall, of the 2014 MLB Draft, and he chose to sign with the team for a $349,700 signing bonus.[13] Hoskins made his professional debut in 2014 with the Class A Short Season Williamsport Crosscutters of the New York–Penn League.
In 70 games with the team, he batted .237 with nine home runs, but his performance was inconsistent. The Phillies’ department of player development sent Hoskins to the Florida Instructional League that September, where he developed his signature left leg kick batting stance.
Hoskins sustained an abdominal tear during the course of the 2021 season. He was placed on the injured list due to a left groin strain on August 6. Hoskins’s return from the groin injury was delayed.
Shortly after feeling well enough to return, Hoskins aggravated the abdominal injury and was placed back on the injured list, missing the remainder of the season.
When his season ended, Hoskins was leading the Phillies with 27 home runs and 71 runs batted in while hitting for a .247 batting average and .864 OPS across 107 games played.
Hoskins got married to his long-time girlfriend, Jayme Bermudez, on November 9, 2019, when his Phillies teammate Scott Kingery served as one of the groomsmen.