Phillies, Kyle Schwarber and Free Agency
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Yardbarker on MSNAlex Cora appeared to tamper with Kyle Schwarber
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora appeared to tamper with Kyle Schwarber on Tuesday.
Kyle Schwarber crushes a solo homer to right-center field and extends the Phillies' lead to 4-0 in the bototm of the 2nd inning
Coming off his All-Star Game performance, Schwarber hit a grand slam in the sixth inning to give the Phillies the lead. Harper added some insurance with a two-run homer in the eighth.
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Kyle Schwarber Just Made Baseball History Not Seen in 52 Years After Winning All-Star Game MVP
The Philadelphia Phillies star captured the All-Star Game MVP on Tuesday night for his heroics in the "swing-off," and now he's done something not seen since 1973.
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Phillies owner wants to keep MLB All-Star Game hero Kyle Schwarber beyond 2025: 'We love him'
Kyle Schwarber's personal swing-off continued Friday night. Schwarber homered on his first swing of the second half after going 3 for 3 in the All-Star Game swing-off this past Tuesday, giving him a home run on four straight swings.
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Since Schwarber signed with the Phillies in 2022, he has hit 162 with the club — the third-most home runs in baseball behind only Aaron Judge (192) and Shohei Ohtani (164). His 12 home runs in the postseason since 2022 are tied with teammate Bryce Harper for the most in baseball.
After winning the World Series in 2008, and getting back to there the next season, former Phillies GM Ruben Amaro traded for Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt and Hunter Pence and signed Cliff Lee as a free agent to go along with a star-studded lineup.
Kyle Schwarber went 3 for 3 in the first All-Star Game home run swing-off to put the National League ahead 4-3 following a 6-6 tie in which the American League rallied from a six-run deficit.
The Philadelphia Phillies make it clear the goal is to re-sign Kyle Schwarber, so why isn't there already a signature on the dotted line?