Heath Michael Phillips (born March 24,1982) is an American former professional baseball player and coach.[1] He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher for the Chicago White Sox in 2007. Heath is a coach in the prestigious Scorpions Baseball Travel Program and is the pitching coach for Shorter University in Georgia.
In 2006,Phillips played the whole season with the Triple-A Charlotte Knights. He was named the International League Most Valuable Pitcher after going 13–5 with a 2.96 ERA. Heath was a member of the Team USA Olympic Qualifier 2006 team that won gold in Cuba. His teammates included Billy Butler,Kurt Suzuki,Michael Bourn,Mark Reynolds and was managed by Davey Johnson.
In 2007,Phillips began the year at Charlotte again. He finished the season going 13–7 with a 4.30 ERA in 28 starts. He was rewarded with a September callup after the minor league season was over when rosters expanded.
Major league career
In Phillips' first two major league games,which were relief appearances,he got a win and a loss. Phillips made his major league debut on September 5,2007,against the Detroit Tigers. He got the loss against the Tigers when he came into the game in the bottom of the 11th inning. He had two outs when he gave up the game winning single to Timo Pérez. In his second career game,on September 7,Phillips got the win against the Minnesota Twins. He had once again pitched in the extra innings,this time coming into the game in the top of the 13th inning. He pitched just that inning as the White Sox won the game in the bottom of the 13th inning.
On January 5,2008,he signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees. He was released by the Yankees on July 19,2008. On July 29,2008,Phillips signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays and became a free agent at the end of the season. On December 17,2008,he signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals.
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