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08/26 16:32 CDT Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber reaches 40 home runs for 4th
consecutive season
Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber reaches 40 home runs for 4th consecutive season
By LUKE OLSON
Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) --- Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber hit his
MLB-leading 40th home run Wednesday.
Schwarber drove a 98-mph fastball off Seattle starter Bryan Woo approximately
425 feet into right-center field, a three-run shot that gave the Phillies a 6-0
lead over the Mariners in the second inning.
Schwarber's homer tied a Phillies record for the most 40-plus homer seasons,
matching former first baseman Ryan Howard. The 33-year-old Schwarber, who hit
56 homers last season, is also tied for the most 40-plus homer seasons among
active players with Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Aaron Judge of
the New York Yankees.
Schwarber's 227 homers with Philadelphia are the second-most in a player's
first five seasons with a club. He trails only Babe Ruth, who had 235 homers
with the New York Yankees. Schwarber, who spent six years with the Chicago
Cubs, has 380 career homers.
Matt Olson (Braves) and Yordan Alvarez (Astros) trail Schwarber in homers with
36 each.
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