Daily News | Former Phillie Mickey Moniak is ‘invested’ in his old team’s push for the World Series
SAN DIEGO — Mickey Moniak is not surprised that any of this is happening. He remembers thinking the, who host the Padres on Friday in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series, could be playoff-bound as early as spring training. The energy felt different. There was more compassion and cohesion than in previous years.
It was what exactly Moniak needed to hear in that moment, and it came from a 10-year veteran who had just signed a five-year, $100 million contract. Once news spread of Moniak’s injury, he heard from veterans, rookies, staff members and coaches. Virtually all of them had the same message. It was a bittersweet moment. Moniak, 24, knew he would have a better opportunity to get regular playing time with the Angels, who weren’t vying for a playoff spot. But he had also spent six years in the Phillies organization. He counts Alec Bohm, Nick Maton, Daulton Guthrie, Matt Vierling, Darick Hall and Bailey Falter as some of his closest friends.Which is why he’s stayed in touch with them.
Moniak, a San Diego native, was at Petco Park for Games 1 and 2 of the NLCS . He got dinner with his former teammates the night before Game 1. After Kyle Schwarber hit a titanic 488-foot home run that left his bat at 119.7 mph in Game 1, Moniak texted him. Amazingly enough, Moniak was hit with yet another pitch in late September, giving him a left hand contusion . Again, the day care provided him some needed support.
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