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Rhys Hoskins' homer barrage is so impressive, his teammates are now asking him for autographs

If you weren't aware, Rhys Hoskins is doing things nobody's done before. With his two-run homer in the second inning of the Phillies' 10-0 win over the Marlins on Thursday, the rookie picked up his 18th of the season.
Thursday marked just the 34th game of Hoskins' young career. Think about that for a second. If you're assuming that's unheard-of territory for baseball players, you'd be correct: He's ahead of the pace set by Gary Sánchez in his rookie campaign for the Yankees last season. 
Watch the dinger in the clip atop this post, and make note of Vance Worley's facial expression upon realizing he's now on the list of pitchers who've had this happen to them this year: 

With his profile growing larger each trip to the plate these days, Hoskins is amassing fans everywhere he looks -- which in Thursday's case was his own dugout, as outfielder Cam Perkins couldn't stop himself from asking for an autograph:

Just the other day, Marlins manager Don Mattingly quipped that the only way to play defense against Hoskins might be to put fielders in the stands. That's probably true, at least the way things are going right now. 

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