Another way the Phillies have bonded: those red, white, and blue beads they wear on their necks in games.
Wearing his trademark homemade necklace, José Alvarado pauses on the mound during the Phillies' Game 1 win against the Marlins on Tuesday.José Alvarado wanted to purchase a necklace earlier this year with red, yellow, and blue beads to match the flag of his native Venezuela. He found a seller online, hoping to wear his new jewelry when he pitched the late innings for theAnd that’s how the Phillies’ flame-throwing relief pitcher became their clubhouse jeweler.
“The necklace? We love it,” said Craig Kimbrel, who wore his in the clubhouse while his teammates soaked him with champagne after the Phils eliminated Miami. “We all love it. Alvarado is probably one of the nicest guys you’d ever meet. The fact that he did this for everybody and everybody is willing to wear it. We’ll be wearing this for a while.”
He continued to flash on Tuesday night when he entered with two outs in the seventh inning, with two runners on and the Phillies clinging to a two-run lead. If the Marlins had a chance, this was it. Alvarado, his necklace dazzling, threw a nasty diving cutter for a strikeout of Yuli Gurriel to end the rally. He pumped his fists as the ballpark roared. An inning later, the fans serenaded him as they sang his name while he pitched.
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