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Phillie Phanatic, Rhys Hoskins Surprise Students At Wilmington School

WILMINGTON, Del. (CBS) -- A school in Wilmington, Delaware got quite a treat on Friday thanks to some special guests. Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins and the Phillie Phanatic surprised students and teachers at Saint Peter Cathedral School.

Mrs. Banta, a teacher at the school, wrote to the Phillies about her students' reading progress, prompting the visit.

PHANATIC READS WITH RHYS HOSKINS
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Hoskins and the Phanatic read, and acted out, scenes from the Phanatic's favorite book, "The Phillie Phanatic's Best Rain Delay Ever."

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