A familiar, bespectacled face for the Philadelphia Phillies unveiled a newly found fastball in spring training this past weekend.
JD Hammer, a reliever who became popular with Phillies fans for his Ricky Vaughn-esque eyeglasses during the 2019 season, was a bright spot in the team’s 4-0 Grapefruit League loss to the Yankees in Tampa on Sunday afternoon. The right-hander recorded the last two outs of the third inning, striking out Giancarlo Stanton and forcing Luke Voit to fly out to center field with just six pitches.
“I thought JD looked really good today.” Phillies manager Joe Girardi said following the game.