
Kyle Schwarber Gave Gabriel Rincones Jr. the Nickname "Uncle Rico" Because He Can Hit the Ball Over Mountains
If you’re not watching Phillies Spring Training you’re missing out on Gabriel Rincones Jr. putting on a show. This guy absolutely RAKES! He’s got three home runs already this spring and they’re all pretty fucking impressive:
Gabriel Rincones Jr. mashes his third home run of the spring 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/kWiYB5ShIy
— Phillies Player Development (@PhilsPlayerDev) March 2, 2025
Gabriel Rincones Jr.
Learn the name.
— The Good Phight (@TheGoodPhight) February 23, 2025
You’re not going to believe this, but Gabriel Rincones Jr. went deep AGAIN 💣 pic.twitter.com/XIGuqY1jQR
— Reading Fightin Phils (@ReadingFightins) February 26, 2025
A shot to the power alley, a nuke that got out of the stadium, and an oppo that just flexed pure 6’3, 225 pound muscle.
Now he’s got a great nickname too, thanks to Kyle Schwarber, via Alex Coffey at the Inky:
Kyle Schwarber was shagging balls in the outfield a few weeks ago when a minor-leaguer stepped up to the plate. He began to take batting practice, hitting one home run after another, spraying the ball to each field from the left side of the plate.
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Schwarber saw the minor-leaguer talking to Kevin Long, and walked up to the hitting coach.
“Who was that kid hitting stuff all over the place?” He asked.
“Oh, that’s Rincones,” Long replied. “You should try to talk to him.”
Schwarber did. Shortly after practice, he and Wes Wilson found Gabriel Rincones Jr. in the Phillies’ training room. Wilson told the 24-year-old that he had “mega juice.” Schwarber came up with a better descriptor than that.
“He was like, ‘Oh, Uncle Rico here, making us look like nothing,’” Rincones said.
“I call him Uncle Rico because he can hit the ball over the mountains,” Schwarber clarified.
Once this guy gets called up to the Show keep your head on a swivel in Ashburn Alley because Uncle Rico is hitting heat-seeking missiles. This is the same guy who smoked a ball in Reading 506 feet last year:
Camerawork is not great, but Gabriel Rincones Jr just absolutely unloads for his fourth home run of the year for Reading … Rincones is 2 for 2 today and is hitting .313 with a 1.046 OPS in 13 games for the Fightins pic.twitter.com/PUtjgHF2gF
— Mitch Rupert (@Mitch_Rupert) April 24, 2024
@ReadingFightins I can tell you this, it crossed 61!!! ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/48dCdwu67j
— Nick Brouse (@BrouseHouse39) April 24, 2024