Taylor Swift Speaks Out About Being “Devastated” After Fan Dies At Concert In Brazil

How awful. Taylor Swift speaks out about being "devastated" after fan dies at concert in Brazil. Taylor is currently in Brazil for 3 nights of her Ears Tour.  There is currently a heat wave in Rio, where temps are close to 100 degrees.  Fans lined up and waited for hours without much food or water.

Time for Fun, announced in a post shared on X, formerly Twitter, that the fan who died was 23-year-old Ana Clara Benevides Machado. In the post, written in Portuguese, they said that Benevides Machado had felt unwell at the venue and was attended to by first responders, before being transferred to Salagdo Filho Hospital, where she died.

Taylor was even filmed throwing water into the crowd from the stage because people were passing out. Fans on Twitter have called out to cancel the show, others have said the venue won't let fans bring in water which led to the problem of people being dehydrated.  It's very tricky when you perform in other countries, there is only so much you can control regarding regulations, etc. This comes off Taylor's incredible shows last weekend in Argentina where Travis Kelce attended and they broke the internet.

One would assume that despite the heat she doesn't want to cancel shows since there have been reports she's going to the Eagles vs Chiefs game on Monday night at Arrowhead in Kansas City where her parents and the Kelce's are supposed to officially meet.  Kylie Kelce will be there too, so the thought of seeing Ed, Donna, Andrea, Scott, Taylor and Kylie all the VIP box is quite the moment.  For her to make the game Monday night, she will have to hop on her private jet right after the show in Brazil on Sunday night.  See Taylor Swift's statement below.

Here is the statement from Taylor, she posted on her Instagram Story and said she won't address it from the stage.

There are a lot of questions facing the Philadelphia Phillies this offseason but the first and biggest was whether or not to sign Rhys Hoskins. Bryce Harper took over as the primary first basemen for the Phillies after the All-Star break begging the question, what about Rhys Hoskins?

It seems like when asked, Bryce Harper said he would be willing to play anyway and that's when General Manager Dave Dombrowski made the decision to have him continue the duties at first base and allow Hoskins to find other options. More from the Philadelphia Inquirer on that.

He was a critical part of the 2022 run to the World Series including this epic homer against Spencer Strider (shh) and the Atlanta Braves (boo).

This was what is known as his "contract year" meaning the final year in his deal to be able to convince the Phillies (or another team) to sign him for a lot of money. Expectations were high and then, unfortunately, an injury in Spring Training ended his season before it even started.

Here is a video of the injury back in March, right before the season was set to begin. A non-contact left knee injury that led later to surgery.

It seems like at this point they will. As explained above and explained in the Philadelphia Inquirer post, it seems like Bryce Harper will become the full-time first baseman and Rhys Hoskins will get to explore other options during free agency. But where will he go? And will he end up facing the Phillies a couple of times in the regular season, the playoffs, or (God forbid) the World Series? We break down the options below.

Let's start with his history, where it all started, and where it is today.

Rhys Hoskins is a Sacramento, California product and attended Sacramento State up until 2014 when he was drafted. Here's a video of him from college.

He was selected in the fifth round of the 2014 MLB draft to the Philadelphia Phillies. He's been with us since the beginning of his career. He loves the fans

He just wrapped up a one year contract he signed in January of 2023. It was for $12 million and now he is officially a free agent.

A lot of reports are indicating that the Chicago Cubs are VERY interested in signing Hoskins to be their first basemen including MLB Trade Rumors.

Would he be a good fit in Chicago?

According to LastWordOnSports, this could be an option for the California native.

According to PhilliesNation, this could be a landing spot for him.

Maybe he's really headed to play for the team he was taught to love as a kid, the San Francisco Giants, this is according to PhilliesNation.

Maybe Cleveland is a match for Rhys Hoskins? This could be a viable option for the team that just saw their amazing manager, Terry Francona, retire at the end of this season. More from PhilliesNation.