While no former Philadelphia Phillies players will be members of this year’s National Baseball Hall of Fame class, at least two will still be inducted elsewhere later this year for their contributions to the game of baseball: left-handed starting pitcher Eric Milton and 2008 World Series champion Carlos Ruiz.
Milton, who currently is a high school baseball coach, will be inducted on October 11 into the fourth class of the Centre County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Ruiz, meanwhile, will be inducted on May 30 into the Reading Fightin Phils’ Baseballtown Hall of Fame at First Energy Stadium.