Phillip S. Ervin (born July 15, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican League.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners.
[2] In his senior football season at Leroy, Ervin tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, requiring surgery.
[4] As a freshman at Samford University in 2011, Ervin had a .371 batting average, a .440 on-base percentage (OBP), and a .516 SLG, with four home runs.
[7] Following his freshman season at Samford, Ervin played collegiate summer baseball for the Green Bay Bullfrogs of the Northwoods League, where he batted 39-for-128 (.305) with six home runs and 34 RBIs.
[10][11] In the 2013 season as a junior, Ervin lead the Bulldogs in runs scored, stolen bases and on-base percentage.
The Cincinnati Reds chose Ervin with the twenty-seventh pick of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.
[16] Ervin began his professional career with the Billings Mustangs of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, where he batted .326 with eight home runs.
[27] In the league's all-star game, he hit a grand slam and won "Top Star" honors.
On August 16, 2017, Ervin recorded his first major league hit, a solo home run off of Héctor Rondón.
[39] Despite not receiving much regular playing time with the big league club, Ervin enjoyed a career best year.
On July 13, 2019, Ervin went a perfect 6-for-6 with three RBI to become the first Reds player since Walker Cooper in 1949 to have six hits in a game.
In his first 42 plate appearances of 2020, Ervin hit .086/.238/.086 with no home runs, which led to him being designated for assignment on August 28, 2020.
[43] On February 20, 2021, Ervin was designated for assignment by the Cubs after the signing of Jake Marisnick was made official.
[48] Ervin played in 109 games for Lexington, hitting .275/.397/.467 with 18 home runs, 59 RBI, and 33 stolen bases.
On March 9, 2024, Ervin, Keon Barnum, and James Nelson were traded to the Charleston Dirty Birds in exchange for players to be named later.