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The text had come in at 4:07 p.m. - from Hamels' wife, Heidi. The full text: "I'm in the hospital going into labor. Could you please tell Cole as soon as he is done pitching." While Hamels was pitching, Coppenbarger had followed instructions and kept the information to himself. "The next inning, we pinch-hit for him," Coppenbarger said after the game. "I went over and mentioned it to [pitching coach] Rich Dubee first. He said, 'Just go ahead and tell him right now.' " |
With Cole Hamels still on the mound yest, Frank Coppenbarger, the Phillies' director of team travel and clubhouse services, spotted a text message on his own cell phone.