Red October! Phillies, fans celebrate stunning World Series berth
The Philadelphia Phillies are going to the 2022 World Series!
And their players and fans enjoyed every bit of the team's stunning October run. We captured the best memories from Sunday's epic celebration, so let's dive in!
The Phillies won the clinching Game 5, 4-3, on a Bryce Harper 2-run home run in the eighth inning. That deep shot sent the home Philadelphia crowd into a frenzy.
No high-profile fan has been more invested in the Phillies' run than actor Miles Teller, who is originally from a suburb of Philadelphia. Teller attended all three home games of the Phillies' five-game National League Championship Series victory over the San Diego Padres.
Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce also spent his team's bye week firing up fans and making a change to his Twitter profile picture:
The Philadelphia Flyers held a watch party at nearby Wells Fargo Center and captured the moment a packed bar room watched the final out:
Rhys Hoskins, the main homegrown star on the Phillies' roster, spoke to FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal about his elation at making the World Series with the team and organization that drafted him in 2014.
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Meanwhile, Phillies teammates embraced on the field and readied to receive some hardware.
Few left their seats as Philadelphia geared up the National League Championship trophy presentation – and the presentation of the NLCS MVP trophy to Harper.
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Bryce Harper talked to Tom Verducci after winning NLCS MVP. He reflected on what it means for his team to bring the NL pennant to Philadelphia.
"We've got four more. Let's go get it," Harper said. The 2022 World Series begins on FOX on Friday.
Kyle Schwarber, J.T. Realmuto, Zack Wheeler and Jean Segura also shared their emotions postgame:
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Kyle Schwarber talks to Ken Rosenthal about the Philadelphia Phillies never giving up on the game.
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Philadelphia Phillies' catcher J.T. Realmuto talked to Tom Verducci about closing out Game 5 of the NLCS and advancing to the World Series.
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And Rob Thompson – the Phillies' manager who spent the majority of the season with an interim tag on his title after taking over for the fired Joe Girardi in May – took a moment to soak it all in as well.
The Phillies then posed for a team photo before continuing the celebration in their locker room.
Oh, and in case you were wondering, the answer is yes – they are climbing the light poles in Philadelphia.
