George Andrew "Andy" Phillips (born April 6, 1977 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) is a professional baseball infielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. He has played for the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox. Phillips was raised in Demopolis, Alabama, where he played baseball for the Demopolis Academy Generals.
Phillips was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers as a shortstop in the 41st round of the 1995 draft as a high schoo...
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George Andrew "Andy" Phillips (born April 6, 1977 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) is a professional baseball infielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. He has played for the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox. Phillips was raised in Demopolis, Alabama, where he played baseball for the Demopolis Academy Generals.
Phillips was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers as a shortstop in the 41st round of the 1995 draft as a high school senior and again by the New York Yankees in the 7th round of the 1999 draft as a college graduate of the University of Alabama. He signed with the Yankees, but did not reach the Major Leagues until a call-up session towards the end of the 2004 season; he made his Major League debut on September 14, 2004. In his first major league AB, he hit a home run over the Green Monster in Fenway Park off Terry Adams of the Boston Red Sox. Phillips is one of six players to homer in his first at bat as a Yankee, along with Marcus Thames, Bubba Crosby,...
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