Tommy Joseph | |||
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Tommy Joseph at the AA All-Star Classic in Reading PA. July 11, 2012
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Philadelphia Phillies – No. 19 | |||
First baseman | |||
Born: Phoenix, Arizona |
July 16, 1991 |||
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MLB debut | |||
May 13, 2016, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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Batting average | .257 | ||
Home runs | 21 | ||
Runs batted in | 47 | ||
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Thomas Richard Joseph (born July 16, 1991) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Joseph attended Horizon High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he played for the school's baseball team. A first baseman in his first three years of high school, Joseph became a catcher in his senior year. In 2009, he was named the Arizona high school player of the year.
The Giants selected Joseph in the second round, with the 55th overall selection, of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft as a catcher and first baseman. In 2010, Joseph was named a South Atlantic League all-star for his performance with the Augusta GreenJackets. He suffered a concussion during the 2010 season. The Giants invited Joseph to spring training in 2011. Joseph played for the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Class AA Eastern League in 2012, and appeared in the All-Star Futures Game that year.
During the 2012 season, the Giants traded Joseph with Nate Schierholtz and Seth Rosin to the Philadelphia Phillies for Hunter Pence. The Phillies assigned Joseph to the Reading Fightin Phils of the Eastern League. After the 2012 season, he was assigned to the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League (AFL), and participated in the AFL Rising Stars Game.