This weekend, however, Kimbrel received intimate notice of just how passionate Philadelphia fans can be.
Kimbrel pitched in each of the first two games of the Orioles' series against the Phillies in Baltimore this weekend, and in both games he received a hostile ovation from Philadelphia fans who made the 100-mile trek to the southwest. "I was in Philadelphia all last year, so I knew that the fans would travel, especially with it being so close," KimbrelThe nine-time All-Star, who spent 2023 with the Phillies and lost twice to thein the NLCS, threw a scoreless inning Friday and added another Saturday—the latter including three strikeouts.
"It's not something you usually get in your home stadium, but Phillies fans, they travel deep and they were here today," Kimbrel said. "I definitely heard them."Patrick Andres has been a Staff Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated since 2022. Before SI, his work appeared in The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword, and Diamond Digest.