{"id":313322,"date":"2026-10-24T10:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T10:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/313322\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T10:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T10:38:11","slug":"philadelphia-academy-charters-kaitlyn-asher-will-be-honored-at-the-world-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/313322\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Academy Charter\u2019s Kaitlyn Asher will be honored at the World Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Listen to article \u2022\u00a00:00 min<\/p>\n

After falling short for another year, the Phillies will be watching the World Series<\/a> from home like most of their fans. But Philly is still going to be represented on baseball\u2019s biggest stage, thanks to Kaitlyn Asher. <\/p>\n

Asher was selected by the MLB as the Youth of the Year from the Philadelphia Urban Phillies Youth Academy. Each of the nine MLB Youth Academies selected a player that will be recognized prior to Game 2 of the World Series between the Brewers and Rays in Milwaukee on Saturday. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so important to me because I get to represent not only my organization but my whole city,\u201d Asher said. \u201cI\u2019m so grateful to be doing so.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Asher, a sophomore at Philadelphia Academy Charter High School, was chosen for her performance on the softball field, along with her character, leadership, and personal growth she exemplifies off the field.<\/p>\n

Phillies Urban Youth Academy is one of two softball teams Asher plays for outside of her school\u2019s softball team. She makes the trip from Northeast Philly to South Philly, where the fields are located, to do so. Asher also plays volleyball and basketball for her school, and is playing on the varsity team for all three sports. Each of the sports, Asher said, helps with the other, while also building her character. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey all help me to be a leader and help with teamwork because they\u2019re all team sports,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

This leadership and teamwork on the field also transfers into her work in the classroom. At school, Asher takes honors and AP classes and is an honors student. <\/p>\n

For her mother, Kate Asher, to have these qualities recognized in Kaitlyn by others \u201cmeans a lot.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very happy with her work ethic, her dedication, her leadership, and I love that other people see it in her,\u201d Kate said. \u201cI knew she\u2019d make a name for herself when she was in middle school, choosing a high school. She\u2019s just working so hard, and I love that Philadelphia and the MLB have recognized her for everything off of the softball field as well.\u201d <\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the first major league event that Kaitlyn Asher has taken part in. This summer, Asher participated in her second Jennie Finch Classic during MLB All-Star Weekend in Philadelphia, after being the youngest girl (13-years-old) to partake in the 2025 Classic in Atlanta. <\/p>\n

\u00bb READ MORE: Scott Bandura\u2019s MLB debut marked a full-circle moment that began with his dad in Philly<\/a><\/p>\n

She also experienced the MLB All-Star Red Carpet Show at Independence Mall this summer, escorting the All-Stars on the carpet. During the events at the Citizens Bank Park, Kaitlyn and members of the Phillies Urban Youth Academy helped to manage recycling in the ballpark. <\/p>\n

Kate said she is \u201cextremely grateful\u201d to Kaitlyn\u2019s coaches and these organizations for allowing her to have these experiences at a young age. <\/p>\n

Now, Kaitlyn\u2019s finishing the season at the World Series, where, if she had to root for a team other than the Phillies, she\u2019s hoping for the Brewers to win it all. But more than anything, she\u2019s just excited to add one more experience to her list. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just looking forward to representing the city and meeting new people and just have a good experience because this is a once in a lifetime opportunity,\u201d Kaitlyn said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to article \u2022\u00a00:00 min After falling short for another year, the Phillies will be watching the World…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":313323,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[127971,69,71,70],"class_list":["post-313322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-kaitlyn-asher-mlb-youth-academy-youth-of-the-year-phillies-world-series","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=313322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/313323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=313322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=313322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}