“A special series”: Angels’ Phil Nevin jam-packed with exhilaration upon sharing field with son Orioles’ Tyler Nevin

“A special series”: Angels’ Phil Nevin jam-packed with exhilaration upon sharing field with son Orioles’ Tyler Nevin

Phil Nevin with son Tyler Nevin

Phil Nevin was believed to have lightened the mood of the Los Angeles Angels dressing room when he called out the Baltimore Orioles team names, the name which started the chuckling was Tyler Nevin. Phil Nevin has seen many teams’ rosters, but while addressing a pre-series scouting meeting at Camden Yards on Thursday, running through the Orioles’ depth chart, made him take an emotional pause.

Phil Nevin would have plenty of emotions to feel overwhelmed with, the long-awaited reunion when Phil finally gets to see Tyler Nevin play in the big leagues, not just for the first time but doing so as his opposing manager.

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Unfortunately, Phil Nevin will have to wait until his 10-game suspension ends on Saturday, and O’s manager Brandon Hyde affirmed that Tyler will definitely get into a game when his father is back in commission, as Nevin wasn’t in the line-up for Thursday’s series opener.

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Emotions detonate as Phil Nevin and son Tyler Nevin meet in the Major League as opponents

Phil Nevin with son Tyler Nevin
Phil Nevin with son Tyler Nevin

“I didn’t let him ever win at Monopoly or pool when he was a kid,” Phil Nevin laughed, “and I’m not ready to start now.”

“This moment for our families is pretty incredible because it hasn’t happened much throughout baseball history,” Tyler Nevin said. “It’s something that’s going to be really special to be a part of. I think our family is just going to really take it all in, seeing how we’ve both gotten to this point. It’s hard to put into words how much we’ve helped each other throughout the years, the influence he’s had on my career and what it’s taken to get to this point. It’s just something very special.”

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The Orioles are well-accustomed to father-son duos in the big leagues. It’s a club that saw Cal Ripken Jr. managed by his father, Cal Sr., and had Tim Raines and Tim Raines Jr. share an outfield in 2001. Fittingly, the Nevins spoke in the O’s dugout next to a plaque honouring Ripken Sr.

“It amazes me it hasn’t happened more,” Phil Nevin said. “So, to be part of history is kind of cool.”

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