Brett Phillips

Brett Maverick Phillips (born May 30, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

Phillips started 2014 back with Quad Cities and was promoted to the Lancaster JetHawks of the High–A California League after posting a .883 on-base plus slugging (OPS) and 13 home runs in 103 games.

[5][6] On July 30, 2015, the Astros traded Phillips, Domingo Santana, Josh Hader, and Adrian Houser to the Milwaukee Brewers for Carlos Gómez and Mike Fiers.

In limited action, he hit .276 with four homers and 12 RBI,[12] and set a Statcast record with a 104 miles per hour (167 km/h) throw against the Pittsburgh Pirates to put David Freese out at home plate.

[13][citation needed] Phillips began the 2018 season in the minors and only saw 24 plate appearances with the Brewers, hitting .182 with 11 strikeouts, a .523 OPS and 4 RBIs.

[14][citation needed] On July 27, 2018, Phillips and Jorge López were traded to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Mike Moustakas.

[18] On October 24, in Game 4 of the 2020 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, 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 error), giving the Rays an 8–7 victory.

[24] The back of his Orioles jersey featured his surname above uniform number 66, a word play on the name of an American multinational energy company.

[25] In 2022 for Baltimore, after going 2-for-17 with two doubles (.118/.118/.235) and nine strikeouts, he was replaced by Kyle Stowers on the team's 40-man roster and designated for assignment seventeen days later on August 19.

[32] In 39 total games for the Angels, he slashed .175/.268/.333 with 3 home runs, 6 RBI, and 3 stolen bases, with 36 strikeouts in 63 at bats.

[37] He was signed as a pitcher after striking out the side for the GPS Legends in the National Baseball Congress World Series.

Phillips with the Royals in 2019