When college students filter back into the classroom this August and September, Sal Gozzo won’t be there. Instead, the 21-year-old shortstop will be in Lakewood, Clearwater, Reading, or Lehigh Valley (he’ll find out later today) as one of the Phillies’s newest recruits. Gozzo signed with the Phillies on June 11, becoming the seventh baseball player out of Tulane University to earn an MLB contract this year. This news particularly excited me as a Phillies fan, Tulane alumna, and Tulane staff member. I had the chance to chat with Sal on Sunday about baseball, Philadelphia culture, and being a twin.
For Phillies draft pick Sal Gozzo, it started with wiffle ball in the living room
