Former Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips, who turned 39 late last month, homered for the Baseball Brilliance Sox on Saturday night against the Steel City Slammin' Sammies at Washington Wild Things Park.
Phillips was batting third as a designated hitter for the BB Sox, which are playing as part of Joe Torre’s Black Sox Pro Baseball tour. The Wild Things - which are normally in the Frontier League with the Florence Y'alls - are competing in a four-team league with the BB Sox, the Sammies and the Road Warriors.
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Last June, Phillips was playing for the independent Vallejo Admirals - near the Bay Area in California - managed by his brother P.