Edmundo Sosa Anchors Phillies Bench Trio 'Team Blessed'

Edmundo Sosa serves as a key spark plug and umpire during in-game cage competitions for the Philadelphia Phillies reserve trio, dubbed "Team Blessed." Alongside Derek Hill and Bryan De La Cruz, Sosa has helped power a bench unit hitting .284 with a .453 slugging percentage since June 11. Entering late off the bench from the eighth inning on, the trio has posted a combined .394 batting average, four home runs, and a 1.200 OPS in 34 plate appearances.