Philadelphia Phillies’ Bryson Stott On The Grind Of 162-Game Season & Key To Beating New York Mets

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More by Heather Barry/Getty Images)Getty Images Bryson Stott knows better than anybody that baseball is full of ups and downs

The veteran second baseman is in the midst of his fourth season and he's gone through it himself this year

The 27-year-old had struggled as of late, going 2-for-21 in his prior at bats and 1-for-11 to start July

He broke out of that slump with a run in the Philadelphia Phillies' 3-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday

The run pelled the Phillies to victory in a game that was tied behind pitcher Zach Wheeler's one-hit effort. "Just knowing it's long and you're going to have those ups and downs," says Stott in a one-on-one interview. "It's not always the easiest of going

If it was, a lot more people would do what we do

That's what makes baseball so much fun is, you're going to go through the highs and lows. " Stott has been the Phillies' starting second baseman since debuting in 2022

He's been a steady fixture in the lineup surrounding by All-Star talent in Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper

Although Stott's name has been involved in trade rumors, he remains as upbeat as ever before the trade deadline at the end of this month. "Obviously, you want to get out of the lows as fast as you can and get back to those highs," says Stott. "But sometimes it just doesn't happen

You got to show up every day and keep working and take extra swings and do what you need to do to get to where you want to be. " It helps that the Phillies are leading the NL East midway through the season

Entering Tuesday's game against the San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia leads the New York Mets by a game

The Phillies have been to the playoffs during every year of Stott's career, winning the division last season

MORE FOR YOU "You just want to play well every day," says Stott. "I always go back to you don't know which game is going to get you in the playoffs, whether that game is in April or that game is in September

It's always seems it comes down to a few games, and you want to make sure that you just take it day by day, and win the game that you're supposed to win that day. " The Mets are obviously a real threat considering they now feature four-time All-Star Juan Soto in the lineup

They came within two games of reaching the World Series last season

However, the Phillies still feature a veteran and battle-tested group, led by All-Stars Wheeler and Schwarber

They also have established All-Stars such as Harper, J

Realmuto and Trea Turner. "They have a good team," says Stott. "Obviously, adding Soto is going to help

Every time we play them, it comes down to one swing, so you want to be on the right side of that swing

They have a good team, and we know each other very well

We know their pitchers

They know our pitchers

It's executing and doing the little things, and just keep playing our game, and the good things will happen. " Stott says it's a "long" season but when asked what the season objective is, it's simple — win a World Series

The Phillies advanced to the World Series in his rookie season but lost to the Houston Astros in six games. "Yes, obviously," says Stott when asked the objective being to win the World Series this season. "We talked it in spring training and then you get into that six-month season and you want to be playing your best baseball at the very end. " Bryson Stott Using BAND-AID To Help With Recovery Routine Stott is partnering with BAND-AID, a long-time sponsor of the Phillies

The veteran second baseman explains how the bandages – he points toward the HEAL bandages – help big time with his recovery and routine. "My everyday life with kids and sliding around on dirt and grass and things that all day, the cuts and scrapes, they come and go and with BAND-AID," says Stott. "It's top notch and they actually stick

They stick for a long time, and I don't have to worry them rolling up or anything that if I slide again

The quicker those little scrapes and cuts go away, the less I have to worry it and to just move on

I have more and more BAND-AID brand band aids to get me through those little cuts and scrapes. " The 27-year-old has been collaborating with BAND-AID for the past month and has filmed social media content for them

He says he's been using the brand since he was a "crazy kid" growing up. "I was the crazy kid growing up and doing backflips off benches and things that," says Stott. "I wasn't scared of anything

My mom always had the BAND-AID brand bandages in her purse and things that

It was just non-stop BAND-AIDS for me

I was kind of the wild child. " Editorial StandardsRes & PermissionsLOADING PLAYER.