Brandon Phillips made 27 plate appearances during the 2018 season and wasn't on the Boston Red Sox's American League Division Series, American League Championship Series or World Series rosters. But after a 17-season Major League Baseball career, he'll get his first World Series ring with the Red Sox defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games for their fourth title in 15 years.
Phillips, a three-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove winner for the Cincinnati Reds, hit just .130 in the nine games he played for the Red Sox, but his go-ahead, two-run home run in the 9th inning in his debut for the team in September drove in former Madeira High School standout Andrew Benintendi and himself and gave Boston a 9-8 lead in a game they trailed 7-1 in the 8th (and went on to win 9-8).