Brett Maverick Phillips (born May 30, 1994) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the

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Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...

Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. Since its inception ...

, and

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. As one of the American L ...

Early life

Phillips attended Seminole High School in

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. He graduated in 2012.

Professional career

Houston Astros

The

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selected Phillips in the sixth round of the

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. He signed with the Astros rather than play

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. In 2012, Phillips made his professional debut with the

Gulf Coast Astros The Florida Complex League Astros are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Houston Astros, competing in the Florida Complex League of Minor League Baseball. Prior to the 2021 season, the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Astros. The team plays i ...

of the Rookie-level

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, hitting .251 in 54 games. He played in 41 games in 2013 between the

Greeneville Astros The Greeneville Astros were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Rookie-level Appalachian League from 2004 to 2017. They represented the town of Greeneville, Tennessee, though Pioneer Park, their home stadium, was located in nearby T ...

of the Rookie-level

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and

Quad Cities River Bandits The Quad Cities River Bandits are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. Their home games are played at Modern Woodmen Park (formerly John O'Donnell Stadium) in Davenport, Iowa, one ...

of the Class A

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, hitting .242/.347/.331 in 157 at-bats. Phillips started 2014 back with Quad Cities and was promoted to the

Lancaster JetHawks The Lancaster JetHawks were a baseball team located in Lancaster, California. They were named for the city's association with the aerospace industry and played their home games at The Hangar. From 1996 to 2020, they were members of Minor League ...

of the

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after posting a .883

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(OPS) and 13 home runs in 103 games. He finished the year hitting .310/.375/.529 with 17 home runs and was named the Astros' Minor League Player of the Year after the season.

Milwaukee Brewers

On July 30, 2015, the Astros traded Phillips,

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, and

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to the

for

Carlos Gómez Carlos Argelis Gómez Peña, nicknamed Go-Go, (born December 4, 1985) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. He played for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays ...

and

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. He finished the season with the

Biloxi Shuckers The Biloxi Shuckers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Southern League and the Double-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Biloxi, Mississippi, and are named in reference to the city's oyster industry and seafood heri ...

of the

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Southern League. The Brewers invited Phillips to

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, where he was to compete to be the Brewers center fielder for the 2016 season. However, he strained an oblique muscle and was sent to minor league camp before he could appear in a game. The Brewers opted to assign Phillips to Biloxi to start the 2016 season. The Brewers added him to their 40-man roster after the season. He started the 2017 season with the

Colorado Springs Sky Sox The Colorado Springs Sky Sox were a Minor League Baseball team in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team played in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and was the Triple-A affiliate of the major league Milwaukee Brewers (2015–2018), Colorado Rockie ...

of the

Class AAA Triple-A (officially Class AAA) has been the highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States since 1946. Currently, two leagues operate at the Triple-A level, the International League (IL) and the Pacific Coast League (PCL ...

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. On June 5, 2017, Phillips was called up to the Brewers to make his MLB debut. In limited action, he hit .276 with four homers and 12 RBI, and set a

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record with a throw against the

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to put

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out at home plate. Phillips began the 2018 season in the minors and only saw 24 plate appearances with the Brewers, hitting .182 with 11 strikeouts, a .523

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and 4 RBIs.

Kansas City Royals

On July 27, 2018, Phillips and Jorge López were traded to the

in exchange for

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. In 2019, Phillips slashed .138/.247/.262 with two home runs and six RBI in 30 games. From August 9, 2020, to August 27, 2020, Phillips received only six plate appearances for the Royals.

Tampa Bay Rays

On August 27, 2020, the Royals traded Phillips to the

in exchange for

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. He was activated on September 4, making his Rays debut as a pinch-runner in a 5–4 victory over the

Miami Marlins The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The club's home ballpark is LoanDepot Park. The franc ...

. On October 24, in Game 4 of the

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against the

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, Phillips recorded his first career postseason hit, a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning that yielded two runs (one coming on an

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), giving the Rays an 8–7 victory. He became the first player since

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to have a walk-off hit with two outs with his team trailing in the World Series. On July 2, 2021, Phillips made his first career pitching appearance in a blowout loss against the

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, and pitched one inning, allowing one run on an RBI single to

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. Between July 29 and August 11, 2021, Phillips hit three grand slams in only 19 plate appearances, second only to Jim Northrup who did so in 14 appearances in 1968. Then on August 16, 2021, he hit an

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, and the combination of three slams plus one inside-the-park home run in only 19 days broke a record held by

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, who accomplished the same feat in 36 days in 1929. He was designated for assignment on August 1, 2022 following the Rays' trade acquisition of

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from the

Baltimore Orioles

Phillips was acquired by the

for cash considerations at the

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one day later on August 2. The back of his Orioles

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featured his

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above uniform number 66, a

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on the name of an American multinational energy company. After going 2-for-17 with two doubles and nine strikeouts, he was replaced by

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on the team's 40-man roster and designated for assignment seventeen days later on August 19. He cleared waivers and was outrighted to the

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three days later on August 22. He would've forfeited more than $300,000 remaining on his $1.4 million salary for 2022 had he elected to become a free agent. He elected free agency on October 6, 2022.

Los Angeles Angels

On January 9, 2023, the

signed Phillips to a one-year, $1.2 million deal.

Personal life

Phillips is married to Brianna Hillman Phillips, the daughter of

third base coach

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. They live in

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. He is a

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Brett 1994 births Living people Baltimore Orioles players Baseball players from Florida Biloxi Shuckers players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Corpus Christi Hooks players Greeneville Astros players Gulf Coast Astros players Kansas City Royals players Lancaster JetHawks players Major League Baseball outfielders Milwaukee Brewers players People from Seminole, Florida Quad Cities River Bandits players Salt River Rafters players Surprise Saguaros players Tampa Bay Rays players Twitch (service) streamers United States national baseball team players 2015 WBSC Premier12 players

Early life

Professional career

Houston Astros

Milwaukee Brewers

Kansas City Royals

Tampa Bay Rays

Baltimore Orioles

Los Angeles Angels

Personal life

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