Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber set the MLB single-season record with his 14th leadoff home run Tuesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays. Schwarber sent a 1-0 fastball from Rays starter Taj Bradley 437 feet to center field, moving ahead of Alfonso Soriano, who had 13 leadoff homers in 2003 with the New York Yankees.
Philadelphia Phillies ’ Kyle Schwarber , center, hits a solo home run off Tampa Bay Rays ’ Taj Bradley during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia Phillies ’ Kyle Schwarber celebrates his solo home run with Bryce Harper during the first inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays , Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia.
Schwarber’s 35th homer of the season was the 45th leadoff homer of his career, with 32 coming since joining the Phillies in 2022. After enduring a 17-game homer drought and then hitting just one homer in 23 games, Schwarber has gone on a tear with seven home runs in his last eight games, including three in his first at-bat of a game.Schwarber has led off for the Phillies in all 133 games he has started this season. He missed 10 days with a groin strain in early July.
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