Phil Gosselin

Phil Gosselin

Gosselin with the Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 15
Second baseman / Third baseman
Born: (1988-10-03) October 3, 1988
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 16, 2013, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Batting average .283
Home runs 6
Runs batted in 31
Teams

Philip David Gosselin (born October 3, 1988) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Atlanta Braves. Gosselin has also filled in at third base for the Braves.

Career

Gosselin during his tenure with the Atlanta Braves in 2014

Gosselin graduated from Malvern Preparatory School[1] and later attended the University of Virginia, where he played college baseball for the Virginia Cavaliers. The Atlanta Braves selected Gosselin in the fifth round of the 2010 MLB Draft.[2] He was called up to the majors for the first time on August 16, 2013.[3][4] He debuted the same day, in the tenth inning of a game against the Washington Nationals.[5] He was outrighted off the Braves roster on November 5, 2013.[6]

Gosselin was called back up by the Braves on July 13, 2014 when Dan Uggla was suspended by the team for one day.[7][8] Gosselin was again recalled by the Braves on July 26, 2014 after Dan Uggla was released.[9] On August 15, 2014, Gosselin hit his first MLB home run against the Oakland Athletics.[10]

He made the Braves' opening day roster in 2015 and batted .325 in 20 games before fracturing his thumb against the Miami Marlins on May 17. The injury required surgery and Gosselin missed six to eight weeks of the season.[11]

On June 20, 2015 Gosselin was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Bronson Arroyo and Touki Toussaint.[12]

On September 29, 2015, Gosselin recorded his first career walk-off hit with a bases-loaded RBI single against the Colorado Rockies. This gave the Diamondbacks a 4-3 win in 11 innings.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Bowman, Mark (September 1, 2014). "Gosselin's Philly ties now include being no-hit". MLB.com. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Fifth-round pick forever linked to Strasburg". Mlb.mlb.com. 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  3. ↑ Associated Press (2013-08-17). "Braves 2B Tyler Pastornicky out for season after tearing up knee in collision with teammate". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  4. ↑ "Gosselin Gets the Call from Braves". Newsplex.com. 2013-08-16. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  5. ↑ "Justin Upton's walk-off HR helps Braves continue dominance of Nats". Associated Press. Scores.espn.go.com. 2013-08-16. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  6. ↑ "Atlanta Braves - TeamReport". Global Post. November 12, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  7. ↑ Bowman, Mark; Jackson, John (July 13, 2014). "Braves suspend Uggla one game, add Gosselin". MLB.com. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Braves suspend 2B Dan Uggla for 1 game". ESPN.com. Associated Press. July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  9. ↑ Morgan, Joe (July 26, 2014). "Pastornicky optioned, Gosselin returns to aid bench". MLB.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  10. ↑ Cooper, Jon (August 16, 2014). "Gosselin steps in for Simmons, hits first homer". MLB.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Phil Gosselin to Undergo Surgery on Left Thumb". MLB.com. May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Diamondbacks send Bronson Arroyo, Touki Toussaint to Braves". ESPN.com. Associated Press. June 21, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  13. ↑ Press, By Jose M. Romero The Associated. "D-backs: Gosselin hits walk-off single in 11th". Retrieved 2015-10-01.
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