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Sports Illustrated
By Madeline Coleman The Rays outfielder is 8-year-old Chloe Grimes’s favorite player. Naturally, he hit a home run while she gave a memorable in-game interview. View the original article to see embedded media. Brett Phillips said he’s “usually not at a loss of words,” but Tuesday was an exception. Before the game, the Rays outfielder met 8-year-old Chloe Grimes, who was diagnosed with cancer for the second time. She gave her favorite player a wristband to wear during the game againstthe Athletics, which happened to be a grueling one that went into extra innings, and was chosen to throw the fir…