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‘I Love This City’: Rhys Hoskins Has Embraced Philadelphia, Now He’s Ready To Embrace A Championship

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — There’s a ton of excitement and lofty expectations for the Phillies this season. No one knows that more than slugger Rhys Hoskins.

Sports Director Don Bell went one-on-one with the first baseman about what it mans to play here in Philadelphia.

Back in 2017, the Phillies finished with the third-worst record in baseball. But in August of that season, the team was given hope for the future.

Hoskins was that hope, and the 26-year-old still is.

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