Meet the Braves: Phil Gosselin

PHIL GOSSELIN
No. 11
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Twitter: @PGosselin15
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 200 pounds
Drafted: A fifth round pick by the Atlanta Braves in the 2010 amateur draft.
Teams: Braves
Contract: Gosselin will be arbitration eligible in the 2018 season.
Outlook: Rookie makes bid for full-time second base gig.
What would you be doing if not playing baseball? I was an economics major in college (at Virginia) so probably something in finance. But baseball is a lot more fun than that. I'm glad I'm doing this.

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