T he toast of the Phillies baseball world this past week has been Edmundo Sosa. Clutch hitting, steady fielding and overall excellence to begin his 2025 campaign has made him some

The Phillies would tack on, expeditiously. Kyle Schwarber hit one 434 feet off the ivy in center right after Sosa, then via back-to-back shots from Kepler, his first as a Phillie, and Castellanos in the eighth. But the spark – back to the quiver of cliches – was Sosa.

Until Sosa's swing, a packed house didn't have much to celebrate other than the unusually warmth in South Philly.

The MLB season is long, winding, often frustrating and at times jubilant. A lot of baseball is left on the ledger ahead, but there are few (if any) complaints so far. Which makes it a little tough to single out winners and losers from a series like this — with a performance that was as flawless as baseball can get.

Like Edmundo says, the NBA has a sixth man of the year award, he wants to be the Phillies tenth man of the year!Edmundo Sosa describes what it's like to be a bench player coming through with a big tim

Edmundo Sosa might be back on the Phillies’ bench on Wednesday. He understands. It’s his job. Sosa is a bench guy. He is just one player on a 26-man roster, although he considers himself more of a sixth man in basketball than anything.

Following the game, the two-time All-Star praised Edmundo Sosa, who has stepped up for the Phillies early in the year. Speaking with the media, Wheeler labeled his teammate as one of his favorite players to watch, stating:

The Philadelphia Phillies have exemplified one of the most sickening things about modern sports. Players that are high draft picks, or have top-tier agents, get special treatment, even when they’re slumping or flat-out suck.