Former Red Sox prospect josh_ock has been waiting for seven seasons to make his MLB debut. After signing with the Phillies on Monday, he might get a chance to debut in his hometown ballpark.
At first, the journey didn’t make much sense to Josh Ockimey. The 26-year-old first baseman was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the fifth round of the 2014 draft, but he found it hard to rise through the ranks. For seven seasons, he refined his game in silence, patiently waiting for his chance at the big leagues. It didn’t come with Boston, and he hit free agency this winter unsure of where his career would go.
As a young ballplayer, Ockimey devoured the legendary Phillies teams of Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, and Jimmy Rollins. One of his fondest memories was skipping class to attend the World Series parade on Broad Street in 2008 — and witnessing Utley drop an F-bomb in the middle of his speech at the ballpark.
Fourteen years later, that is the player Ockimey has become. He’s battled his way through the minor leagues, but looks back on those seven seasons in the Boston organization with acceptance, rather than bitterness. This is his journey, and it has brought him here, to the city that shaped him, with a real chance to contribute.
“I’m ecstatic to be here,” he said. “Obviously, the main goal is to reach the major leagues. And not only reach it, but to stay there. I’ve been training and I want to get to the point soon, if not now, where I can say to them, ‘Hey, trust me. Believe in me.’”Phillies’ power-hitter search: Michael Conforto could be an affordable bounce-back candidate
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