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Watch: Phillies' Hoskins starts triple play on smooth sliding grab

Bill Streicher / USA TODAY Sports

Rhys Hoskins is doing it all.

The Philadelphia Phillies outfielder has been one of the hottest players at the plate since making his major-league debut Aug. 10, and it turns out he's a heads-up fielder, too. The 24-year-old made an impressive diving catch Sunday before relaying it to Cesar Hernandez to complete a 7-4-3 triple play against the Chicago Cubs.

That makes Hoskins the first Phillies left fielder to turn a triple play since Alex Johnson did so in 1953, according to Matt Gelb of the Philly Inquirer. On Saturday, Hoskins became the first player to hit 10 home runs before playing in his 20th game.

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