Rhys Hoskins game 2 error: What was Hoskins game 2 error?

The error in the Phillies-Braves Game 2 was when Rhys Hoskins failed to knock down a hard-hit ball from Matt Olson at first base.

Matt Olson stroked a ground ball toward Hoskins at first base. Hoskins bent and tried to backhand the ball, however, it hit off his glove, rolling into right field to score the first run of the game from second base.

The ball kept alive an inning that would end with the Phils in a three-run hole. The play was ruled an RBI single by the hometown official scorer even though it should have been an error.

According to Rhys Hoskins, he misjudged the play and thought the ball which had an exit velocity of 101.3 mph left Olson’s bat faster than it actually did.

Rhys Dean Hoskins hails from Sacramento, California, United States of America. Hoskins was named Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American (Collegiate Baseball Newspaper), All-WAC second team, and Academic All-WAC as a freshman.

On August 24, 2015, Rhys Hoskins was named the Florida State League Player of the Week. In November 2018, Hoskins represented MLB in the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.