Former Temple pitcher Matt Hockenberry reached his highest level of competition when he pitched three games for the Phillies’ AA affiliate, the Reading Fightin Phils, in 2016. He pitched in a MLB spring training game on Thursday and will start this season in Reading. COURTESY DON HOLOHAN | READING FIGHTIN PHILS
Matt Hockenberry is Batman — at least on social media.
When he started dressing up and acting like Batman on Snapchat, his friends joked that he might actually be Bruce Wayne and told him not to stop.
Hockenberry, 25, said he likes to compare Philadelphia to Gotham City.