CLEARWATER, Fla. — As Joe Girardi walked through the back corridors of the Phillies’ clubhouse Monday morning, he came upon Kyle Schwarber and Rhys Hoskins, dressed in shorts, T-shirts and flip-flops, pantomiming phantom swings. Two hours later, Schwarber hit his first home run of spring training.
The manager was delighted.
“It was great. Talking hitting in the hallway. Using their legs in a swing, without a bat,” he said Tuesday morning. “I said to myself, ‘This is what it’s all about.’”
