Brett Phillips is an outfielder with the Tampa Bay Rays. Chloe Grimes is an eight-year-old baseball fan. Tuesday night, the two of them shared a moment at Tropicana Field that’s a perfect reminder of why sports are just the best.
Phillips plays baseball in a way that occasionally ticks off old-time baseball fans, which is to say he actually looks like he’s having fun. He’s probably best known for his game-winning pinch hit in Game 4 of the 2020 World Series. Overwhelmed with joy at beating the Dodgers, he began running around the field with arms outstretched like an airplane.