Phil Gosselin

Philip David Gosselin (nicknamed "Barrels", and "The Goose";[1] born October 3, 1988), is an American former professional baseball utility infielder.

As a junior in 2009 Gosselin set a university record for hits in a season (100) while batting .382 (mostly as the leadoff hitter) as he earned First-Team All-ACC and Third-Team All-America honors.

[8] The Atlanta Braves selected Gosselin in the fifth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft.

[15] Gosselin was called back up by the Braves on July 13, 2014, when Dan Uggla was suspended by the team for one day.

[24][25] On June 20, 2015, Gosselin was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Bronson Arroyo and Touki Toussaint.

[26] On September 29, Gosselin recorded his first career walk-off hit with a bases-loaded RBI single against the Colorado Rockies.

[28] On February 10, 2017, Gosselin was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for minor league pitcher Frank Duncan, but only had 40 at–bats for the team.

[33][34] The Braves designated him for assignment on June 24,[35] subsequently outrighting him to the Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers.

[20] On December 21, 2018, Gosselin signed a minor league deal as a free agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

[20] On December 12, 2019, Gosselin was re-signed to a minor league contract by the Phillies, with an invitation to 2020 spring training.

He made his 2020 Phillies debut on July 25, in the starting lineup, against the Miami Marlins by going 3–3 with 2 home runs.

On February 5, 2024, the Philadelphia Phillies hired Gosselin to serve as a special assignment analyst in their baseball operations department.

Gosselin during his tenure with the Atlanta Braves in 2014
Gosselin in 2016