Brett Phillips (baseball)

Brett Maverick Phillips (born May 30, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers and Kansas City Royals.
Early life.
Phillips attended Seminole High School in Seminole, Florida. 
Professional career.
Houston Astros.
Phillips was drafted by the Houston Astros in the sixth round of the 2012 MLB draft. He signed with the Astros rather than play college baseball at North Carolina State University.
In 2012, Phillips made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Astros of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League, hitting .251 in 54 games. He played in 41 games in 2013 between the Greeneville Astros of the Rookie-level Appalachian League and Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class A Midwest League, hitting .242/.347/.331 in 157 at-bats. 
Phillips started 2014 back with Quad Cities and was promoted to the Lancaster JetHawks of the Class A-Advanced California League after posting a .883 on-base plus slugging (OPS) and 13 home runs in 103 games. He finished the year hitting .310/.375/.529 with 17 home runs and was named the Astros' Minor League Player of the Year after the season.
Milwaukee Brewers.
On July 30, 2015, the Astros traded Phillips, Domingo Santana, Josh Hader, and Adrian Houser to the Milwaukee Brewers for Carlos Gómez and Mike Fiers. He finished the season with the Biloxi Shuckers of the Class AA Southern League. The Brewers invited Phillips to spring training, where he was to compete to be the Brewers center fielder for the 2016 season. However, he strained an oblique muscle and was sent to minor league camp before he could appear in a game. The Brewers opted to assign Phillips to Biloxi to start the 2016 season. The Brewers added him to their 40-man roster after the season. He started the 2017 season with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.
On June 5, 2017, Phillips was called up to the Brewers to make his MLB debut. In limited action he hit .276 with 4 homers and 12 RBI, and set a Statcast record with a throw against the Pittsburgh Pirates to put David Freese out at home plate.
Phillips began the 2018 season in the minors and only saw 24 plate appearances with the Brewers, hitting just .182 with no homers and 4 RBI.
Kansas City Royals.
On July 27, 2018, Phillips and Jorge López were traded to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Mike Moustakas. In 2019, Phillips slashed .138/.247/.262 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI in 30 games. From August 9, 2020 to August 27, 2020, Phillips only received 6 plate appearances for the Royals.
Tampa Bay Rays.
On August 27, 2020, the Royals traded Phillips to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Lucius Fox. He was activated on September 4, making his Rays debut as a pinch-runner in a 5-4 victory over the Miami Marlins. On October 24, in Game 4 of the 2020 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Phillips recorded his first career postseason hit, a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning that yielded two runs (one coming on an error), giving the Rays an 8–7 victory. He became the first player since Kirk Gibson in 1988 to have a walk-off hit with two outs with his team trailing in the World Series.
Personal life.
Phillips is married to Bri Phillips, the daughter of Miami Marlins third base coach Trey Hillman. He is a Christian.