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Rhys Hoskins leads Phillies, as his mother would have expected | Matt Breen

Rhys Hoskins was getting ready to fly to Dallas last November to embark on a new chapter of his baseball career when his father reminded him of the deal Hoskins made years ago with his mother.

“Remember when she said she would be your agent when you turned pro,” Paul Hoskins told his son.

It was a deal Hoskins had with his mother, Cathy Reynolds, who died of breast cancer in 2009, when Hoskins was a sophomore in high school.. He was the son of two lawyers. And who better to represent you than your biggest fan?