Phillies Make Major Kyle Schwarber Announcement During Win Over Rockies
No one can accuse the Philadelphia Phillies of being unprepared when Kyle Schwarber made history Monday night.
Schwarber officially entered the 300-home run club in Monday's 9-3 victory over the lowly Colorado Rockies, smashing a 466-foot shot to lead off the ninth inning. Teammates quickly celebrated Schwarber's 16th long ball of the season and him becoming the 11th active player with 300 career homers.
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Schwarber joined teammate Bryce Harper and Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt among the six players who recorded their 300th home run in a Phillies uniform.
The Phillies' official X/Twitter account proudly promoted Schwarber's latest feat immediately upon the ball hitting the right field upper deck's facade.
'3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Schwarbombs and counting,' the club wrote. 'Congratulations, Kyle!'
The Phillies deserve credit for including images depicting Schwarber in a Chicago Cubs uniform. Schwarber hit his first home run with the Cubs in 2015 and remained in Chicago through 2020.
'If they asked 12-year-old Kyle if he'd hit 300 homers, I would have said, 'Probably not,'' Schwarber said after the game. 'Right?
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'But I've always loved the game, and I didn't know what it would hold,' Schwarber added, according to the Phillies' official website, 'but it's been really gracious to me.'
Only Mike Trout (484 feet) and Aaron Judge (468 feet) have hit longer home runs this year.
At 32 years old, Schwarber has plenty of time to continue climbing the all-time home run list. He's currently tied with Phillies legend Chuck Klein for 162nd in big-league history, and two more homers will put him in sole possession of 161st place.
Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle SchwarberKen Blaze-Imagn Images
Schwarber is quietly on pace to hit 55 home runs this year, giving him 339 through 11 seasons. In that case, he'd end the season in a four-way tie for 111th, joining ex-New York Yankees first baseman Tino Martinez, Pittsburgh Pirates legend Dave Parker, and longtime Baltimore Orioles slugger Boog Powell.
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However, let's play it safe and say Schwarber hits another 25 homers, ending the year at 325. That'd put him in a four-way tie for 124th, though Pirates great Andrew McCutchen has 322 to his name; McCutchen entered play Tuesday with three home runs in 160 plate appearances.
'It's a cool milestone,' Schwarber said. 'I think the biggest thing is there's a lot more to come.'
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