Yankees, Phillies and Kyle Schwarber
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Kyle Schwarber's 1,000th career hit was, fittingly, a Schwarbomb. The Phillies slugger reached the milestone with a 114 mph rocket home run over the right-center-field wall in the fifth inning of Friday night's series opener at Yankee Stadium.
Kyle Schwarber recorded his 1,000th career hit in the Philadelphia Phillies ' 12-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday. Schwarber's milestone hit was a two-run home run that tied the game 2-2 in the top of the fifth inning. It was his 35th home run of the season.
Schwarber went on an absolute tear in the month of June, putting up a 183 wRC+ while slugging 16 homers. For a period of time, he was the talk of baseball and the hottest hitter on the planet.
Kyle Schwarber has noted multiple times that he'd like to stay with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies aren’t cheap, so it isn't a fair point to make regarding whether he actually leaves one day,