Young Cancer Patient Inspires Tampa Bay Rays Phillips to Hit Home-Run
Brett Phillips #35 of the Tampa Bay Rays and Sean Murphy #12 of the Oakland Athletics watch the ball after Phillips hit a home run in the third inning at Tropicana Field, in St. Petersburg, Flor., on April 12, 2022. Julio Aguilar/Getty Images
Young cancer patient, Chloe Grimes, met Tampa Bay Rays right fielder Brett Phillips before the game Tuesday against the Oakland A’s in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Phillips was so inspired by Chloe, he would hit his first home-run of the season helping the Rays to victory 9–8.