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Phillies No. 1 pick Mickey Moniak makes professional debut

Mickey Moniak, the Phillies' No. 1 pick, singled in his professional debut Wednesday with the Gulf Coast League Phillies.

PHOENIX — Mickey Moniak, the Phillies' No. 1 pick, singled in his professional debut Wednesday with the Gulf Coast League Phillies.

Moniak, 18, batted second as the designated hitter. He struck out in his first two at-bats, grounded out in his third, and collected a run-scoring single in his fourth. He drew an eighth-inning walk to conclude his afternoon.

The Phillies could keep Moniak in the GCL for the duration of his first season. That is what the club did last summer with Cornelius Randolph, a high school hitter they selected with the 10th pick in the 2015 draft.

Randolph batted behind Moniak on Wednesday. The 19-year-old outfielder, sidelined by a nagging shoulder injury, appeared in his first game since April 21. He walked and lined out. Randolph played 3 1/2 innings.