It’s early, but Max Kepler is off to a strong start as a Philadelphia Phillie.
He’s 4-for-11 with three walks and three extra-base hits. He homered in the eighth inning of the Phillies’ 6-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday in the home opener.
The day was a whirlwind for Kepler. Monday’s opener was the first time in his nearly decade-long big league career that he played a home game outside of Target Field in Minnesota. The Phillies mic’d him up for the “lead-off walk,” an annual tradition where fans greet players as they enter the field through the center field gate.