Kemp was one of six Phillies with multiple hits in the victory. The 25-year-old rookie is slashing .345/.387/.379 through his first 31 plate appearances.

The last two years have been a whirlwind for Otto Kemp as he's rocketed up the minor leagues and onto the Phillies' radar.

Speaking of the big guy upstairs, Otto Kemp was feeling the spirit a bit on this day, too. The nice-guy rookie who went from being an undrafted baseball grad of the Point Loma Nazarene University Sea Lions to the backup first baseman for the Phillies in only five years’ time, had himself a Sunday, too.

Otto Kemp went undrafted out of Point Loma Nazarene University in California. He signed a free-agent contract with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2022 and improbably made the major leagues just three years later.

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.

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

Kemp says getting the major league call-up “caught me by surprise.” His wife, Lily, his brother, and parents are all in attendance on Saturday.

Carson DeMartini is quickly ascending the Phillies' minor-league system, following the footsteps of other promising prospects.