- Tallmadge High School graduate Phillip Glasser is playing in a series this week at Canal Park.
- Glasser comes to town with the Harrisburg Senators for a six-game series.
- Glasser ranks among the Eastern League leaders in several offensive categories.
Tallmadge High School graduate Phillip Glasser returns to Akron’s Canal Park this week for the second year in a row as a player with the Harrisburg Senators.
The Senators play the RubberDucks in a six-game series, running June 24-29.
Glasser, 25, is a shortstop for the Senators, the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. He was selected by the Nationals in the 10th round of the 2023 MLB Draft with the 285th overall pick.
Here are five things to know for the week as Glasser arrives in Akron ranked fourth in the Eastern League in batting average:
Nationals prospect Phillip Glasser among Eastern League stat leaders
Glasser is batting .308 this season with with a .386 on-base percentage (sixth in the EL), 69 total hits (fourth in the EL), 35 runs (11th in the EL), nine doubles, two triples, two home runs, 18 RBIs and 15 stolen bases.
Glasser went 11-for-26 with a home run, five runs and five RBIs in a six-game series with the Binghamton Mets from June 17-22.
Phillip Glasser has hit well throughout MiLB career in Nationals organization
Glasser appeared in 18 professional games in 2023 after being drafted. He played at the Rookie and Low-A levels, and batted .310 with 18 hits, 17 runs, three doubles, one homer, 10 RBIs and five stolen bases.
Glasser’s 2024 season featured a .298 batting average in 108 games spread across Low-A, High-A and Double-A. He totaled 118 hits, 70 runs, 23 doubles, one triple, eight home runs, 48 RBIs and 23 steals.
When did Phillip Glasser graduate from Tallmadge High School?
Glasser graduated from Tallmadge in 2018. He helped Tallmadge win the 2017 Division II baseball state championship and make a Division II state semifinal appearance in 2018.
Glasser said it was “super surreal to be back at Canal Park” last season ahead of playing against the RubberDucks.
“It is pretty special to be at Canal Park from the 2017 and 2018 teams that both won district championships here for Tallmadge,” Glasser said after taking batting practice ahead of a game on Aug. 21, 2024.
“Going to Youngstown State [University], then going to Indiana [University] and then eventually getting drafted, it has been a long road.”
Glasser has an older sister, Emily, and is the youngest child of Carmie and George Glasser.
Where did Phillip Glasser play college baseball?
Glasser played five years of college baseball, three at Youngstown State and two at Indiana.
“We all think we can be a professional baseball player growing up and then in high school I only had one Division I offer to Youngstown State,” Glasser said on August 21, 2024. “It kind of seemed a little out of reach for most people, but I always believed in myself and I really developed there. Once I had the opportunity to go to Indiana, I knew that I was going to have a really good shot at playing professional baseball knowing how they develop players. Luckily, I put two good years together there and was able to get here.
“… It is easy to look ahead, but I try not to. I try to dominate the level you are at and take everyday like it is the biggest game and like it is your MLB debut so that you will always be prepared.”
Akron RubberDucks schedule vs. Harrisburg Senators this week
First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 7:05 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1:05 p.m. Sunday.
Michael Beaven can be reached by email at mbeaven@thebeaconjournal.com and is on Twitter at @MBeavenABJ.
