Jimmy Rollins, Phillies' all-time hits leader, will be added to team's Wall of Fame
23 June 2014: The Philadelphia Phillies honor all-time hits leader, Jimmy Rollins, prior to a game against the Miami Marlins at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo by Derik Hamilton/Icon SMI/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA - Former Phillies shortstop and current franchise hits leader Jimmy Rollins will be added to the Phillies Wall of Fame at Citizens Bank Park.
J-Roll, a former National League MVP and 2008 World Series champion, played 15 of his 17 MLB seasons with the Phillies.
Rollins is remembered as being a core member of exciting Phillies rosters in the late 2000s to early 2010s.
What we know:
Jimmy Rollins will be added to the Phillies Wall of Fame at Citizens Bank Park nearly a decade after he retired from baseball.
Rollins, a former National League MVP and 2008 World Series champion, spent 15 seasons with the Phillies from 2000-2014.
Rollins is second to Mike Schmidt for the franchise lead in games played, and is the Phillies' all-time hits leader.
His career resume also includes four Gold Glove Awards and three All-Star Game appearances.
What's next:
The Phillies will officially add Rollins to the Wall of Fame at Citizens Bank Park on Aug. 1.