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Joseph continues strong rookie campaign with 20th HR
- Updated: September 18, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — So how many people had Tommy Joseph in their 20-and-over home run pool in 2016?
Not even Joseph could have predicted the year he has had with the Phillies. The rookie hit his 20th homer of the season in the second inning of Saturday night’s 8-0 victory over the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park.
The two-run shot handed the Phillies a seven-run lead. It also moved Joseph into a fifth-place tie with Larry Hisle on the Phillies’ all-time rookie home runs list. Only Willie Montanez (31 in 1971), Dick Allen (29 in 1964), Ryan Howard (22 in 2005) and Scott Rolen (21 in 1997) hit more homers during their rookie seasons. The Phillies still have 13 games to play, so Joseph can keep moving up the list, too.
“It is cool,” Joseph said. “At this time last year, a lot of people had given up on my future. But to be sitting here with 20 homers in The Show, it’s a pretty special feeling.”
The Phillies acquired Joseph from the Giants in July 2012 in the Hunter Pence trade. He was supposed to be their catcher of the future, but they outrighted him off the 40-man roster …
