ATLANTA — Phillies center fielder Brandon Marsh grew up in Buford, Ga., about an hour north of Turner Field. He was raised on Andruw Jones and Chipper Jones and John Smoltz, and come October, he expected to see his team in the playoffs.
It’s an understandable expectation. From 1995, two years before Marsh was born, to 2006, the Braves played meaningful baseball every fall. He remembers watching it at home, from his living room couch in Buford with his father, Jake.
Brandon would share his aspirations. He didn’t just want to make it to the big leagues. He wanted to play in October, like the Braves did.
