Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora has until later this week to name his 25-man postseason roster, and former Cincinnati Reds fan favorite Brandon Phillips won't be among the team's 14 position players, according to most projections.
Phillips hit .130 in 27 plate appearances for the Red Sox after they promoted him in early September from Triple-A Pawtucket. His biggest highlight of his nine games with Boston undoubtedly was the go-ahead, two-run home run he hit in the 9th inning to cap a Boston rally from a 7-1 deficit for a 9-8 win. It was the 37-year-old Phillips' first Major League Baseball home run since Sept.