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BB-8 delivered a holographic message from Rhys Hoskins to the Phanatic on Star Wars Night

By Andrew Mearns

The Phillies celebrated Star Wars Night on Wednesday against the Braves with some familiar faces. Yoda was in the broadcast booth and there were numerous fans dressed like Stormtroopers, Han Solo, Princess Leia and more:

The highlight was a pregame video, where recent trilogy star BB-8 rolled by Citizens Bank Park:

As seen in the video at the top of this article, the droid had a special holographic message for the Phanatic, with Rhys Hoskins playing the role of Leia. It was pretty spot-on:

If the Phanatic is our only hope, then we might be in trouble. At least it seemed like Star Wars Night was a fun time in Philadelphia.

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