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Video: Phillies Outfielder Brock Stossi Cries Upon Learning He Made The Rooster
By Kyle Scott
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Stassi very emotional, choking back tears and calling it "a dream come true." pic.twitter.com/jcUb5H9UYZ
— Ryan Lawrence (@ryanlawrence21) March 30, 2017
One of the coolest moments in 10 years of doing this, seeing a 33rd-round pick make team like that, teammates celebrating with him.
— Ryan Lawrence (@ryanlawrence21) March 30, 2017
Top three made it moments in baseball history:
- Dennis Quaid’s character calls his wife in The Rookie to tell her he made the team. You tell me right now Jimmy Morris.
- Rube Baker makes the rooster.*
- Brock Stossi.
The 27-year-old Stassi was drafted by the Phillies in the 33rd round of the 2011 MLB draft. Since then, he’s bounced around in Clearwater, Reading, and Lehigh Valley, where he batted .267/.369/.437 with 12 home runs in 2016. In 2015, Stassi won the Eastern League MVP Award with Reading after posting a .863 OPS with 15 home runs, 90 RBI, and a.995 fielding percentage at first base.
This spring, Stassi hit an impressive 1.118 OPS with six home runs and 17 RBI. Now he’s coming north.
*I really should’ve held back that rooster joke I added to Jim’s post earlier today.
Kyle Scott is the founder and editor of CrossingBroad.com. He has written for CBS Philly and Philly Voice, and been a panelist or contributor on NBC Sports Philly, FOX 29 and SNY TV, as well as a recurring guest on 97.5 The Fanatic, 94 WIP, 106.7 The Fan and other stations. He has more than 10 years experience running digital media properties and in online advertising and marketing.