Rhys Hoskins was booed when he was introduced to an already almost-delirious, sold-out crowd of Philadelphia Phillies fans in his first at-bat in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. Since this is a story about redemption, we don’t need to waste too much time on the merits of such behavior or what it says about a fan base. He’d had a rough postseason so far, so they booed. And when he launched a two-run shot to cut the San Diego Padres’ early lead in half, they cheered. They cheered again for his second two-run homer in the wild 10-6 win on Saturday that put the Phillies within a game of the World Series.
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