Schwarber's 35th home run of the season — and seventh in his last eight games — made history, passing Alfonso Soriano in the record book.
Schwarber's 35th home run of the season — and seventh in his last eight games — made history, passing Alfonso Soriano in the record book.
Kyle Schwarber runs the bases after hitting a leadoff home run, his MLB record 14th of the season, against the Rays in the first inning on Tuesday.Kyle Schwarber wins NL Player of the Week, named Phillies nominee for Clemente award Schwarber hit the second pitch of the game — a 1-0 fastball from Rays righty Taj Bradley — over the center-field fence.
“I’ve always said that those things will be cooler when I’m done ,” Schwarber said last week after tying Soriano’s mark. “Right now I’m just trying to win baseball games. Winning a baseball game is cooler than that.” Schwarber has 45 career leadoff homers, ninth-most in major-league history and third among active players behind George Springer and Mookie Betts. Jimmy Rollins holds the Phillies’ record with 46 leadoff homers. Thirty-two of Schwarber’s leadoff shots have come in his three seasons with the Phillies.
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