Philadelphia Phillies call up Millville, New Jersey native Buddy Kennedy

Published: Aug 25, 2024 Duration: 00:02:27 Category: News & Politics

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THREAT. >>> WELL, NOW TO THE PHILLIES BACK HOME AFTER SPLITTING A SIX-GAME ROAD TRIP. >> Siafa: PAT GALLEN JOINS US FROM CITIZENS BANK PARK WHERE THE PHILLIES WILL TAKE ON THEIR 2022 WORLD SERIES COMBATANTS, THE HOUSTON ASTROS. PG. >> Pat: GUYS, DREAM DO'S COME TRUE AND FOR NEW PHILLIES INFIELDER BUDDY KENNEDY, THE DREAM ALWAYS TO PLAY FOR HIS HOMETOWN TEAM AND THAT COULD HAPPEN HERE TONIGHT AS THE PHILLIES KICK OFF A SERIES AGAIN THE HOUSTON ASTROS. KENNEDY WAS RECALLED BY THE PHILLIES FROM LEHIGH VALLEY AFTER WES UPON WILSON WAS PUT ON THE PATERNITY LIST. KENNEDY IS A MILLVILLE NATIVE. HE'S THE GRANDSON OF FORMER PHILLIES INFIELDER DON MONEY. DON MONEY PLAYED FOR THE PHILLIES FROM 1968 UNTIL 1972. SO KENNEDY GETS TO FOLLOW IN HIS GRANDFATHER'S FOOTSTEPS WHICH IS PRETTY COOL, OF COURSE, IT'S BEEN A WHIRLWIND FEW HOURS FOR THE NEW PHILLIES INFIELDER INCLUDING LOTS OF CALLS. >> I WAS FIVE MINUTES FROM FIANCE' HOUSE. HEY, TOMORROW, UM, I'M GOING TO BE A PHILLIE. SHE SCREAMED. MY FUTURE FATHER-IN-LAW, HE WAS LIKE NO WAY, OH, MY GOD. THIS IS EXCITING. >> YEAH, I KNOW, I KNOW. I WAS TRYING TO KEEP CALM AND RELAXED. I GOT TO CALL GRANDPOP. I CALLED HIM WHICH HE'LL BE HERE TONIGHT AND HE WAS -- YEAH, I GOT ANOTHER PHILLIE IN THE FAMILY, AND HE WAS LIKE, NO, I CAN'T SAY THE WORD AND HE WAS LIKE NO WAY. HE'S LIKE -- MY GRANDMOTHER CRIED ON THE PHONE AND THEN AFTER I GOT DONE WITH THEM CALLED MY MOM. SHE SCREAMED MY EAR. MY EARDRUM BLEW OUT. YEAH, IT'S HAPPENING. AND THEN CALLED MY DAD. HE ALSO DID THE SAME THING TO MY LEFT EAR. >> Pat: SO A LOT OF SCREAMING GOING ON IN THE KENNEDY HOUSEHOLD AND HE'LL HAVE A TON OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY HERE OBVIOUSLY. HE WAS DOING WELL AT LEHIGH VALLEY HITTING .313 AND WHY HE GOT THE CALL TO COME UP TO THE PHILLIES. SUCH A COOL STORY WHEN A HOMETOWN KID CAN PLAY FOR HIS HOMETOWN TEAM. GOT TO LOVE THAT. BIG SERIES, BIG WEEK AT THE BANK AS THE PHILS OPEN UP A THREE GAME SERIES WITH THE ASTROS AND FOUR AGAINST THE ATLANTA BRAVES. TONIGHT 6:40 THE HOUSTON ASTROS IN TOWN TO TAKE ON THE PHILS. ZACK WHEELER IS ON THE MOUND. GUYS, PRETTY COOL STORY. GOT LOVE THAT. >> Jessica: YEAH. >> Siafa: FINGERS CROSSED HE GETS TO SEE THE FIELD TONIGHT OR GET TO THE PLATE. >> Pat: SURE. >> Siafa: THANKS. WHEN YOU'RE AWAY FROM THE TV GET YOUR PHILLIES FIX ANY TIME BY LOGGING ON TO

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