Have you ever wondered what it’d be like to be a batting practice pitcher? Setting up behind the cage, throwing your, uh, “fastballs” to some of the world’s best baseball players from 40 feet away, having them sock your pitches into the seats as they get ready for a game in front of the Citizens Bank Park crowd?
Well, GUESS WHAT?! The Phillies are literally giving one person that very chance.
Announcing it Wednesday evening on Twitter, the Phillies declared, on behalf of Gabe Kapler, that a southpaw batting practice pitcher is sorely needed, and they’re looking to the outside world to lend a hand.