Otto Kemp’s improbable rise from undrafted Division II prospect out of Point Loma Nazarene University to signing a free-agent minor league deal with the Phillies in 2022 through four minor league stops finally brought him for the first time to Citizens Bank Park.

Kemp had been waiting a while. A lifetime for his major-league debut, Saturday in Pittsburgh. Perhaps just as long to lay down a good bunt.

For the Phillies to get back to where they were in 2022, they'll need this next wave of prospects to give them more than they’ve gotten from the last one.

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Kemp, the undrafted 25-year-old in the middle of the Phillies’ 4-3, 11-inning victory over the Cubs, had never before to the stadium before.

Otto Kemp recorded the first three hits of his major-league career Monday night, helping power a 4-3 Phillies victory in 11 innings.

When Otto Kemp got a knock on his hotel door at 11 p.m. on Friday night, he opened it to find a trio of Lehigh Valley coaches on the other side.

Brandon Marsh singled home the winning run in the 11th inning after the Phillies used two bunt hits to load the bases and beat the Cubs, 4-3.

Kemp went 0-for-2 with a walk and was caught stealing in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Pirates.

The Philadelphia Phillies' roster move of bringing up Keaton Anthony to Triple-A could be bad news for Bryce Harper, as the move is likely a long-term one in Triple-A.