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Kyle Schwarber Makes Incredible Phillies' History Amid All-Star Game MVP

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Matthew Sullivan | Last updated Jul 16, 2025 12:25 PM ET

This year, Kyle Schwarber was the only Philadelphia Phillies representative at the All-Star Game. After the tie game through nine innings, instead of extras, the All-Stars would compete in a Home Run Derby swing-off.

Schwarber was second in line for the NL, and he hit three home runs, leading the NL to the All-Star win. His performance earned him the All-Star Game MVP, which helped set two pieces of Phillies and MLB history.

As John Clark of NBC Sports Philadelphia mentioned, Schwarber's MVP nod was the second time a Phillies player won the ASG MVP. The last time? Johnny Callison in 1964, who hit a three-run walk-off home run in the ninth inning.

Kyle Schwarber joins Johnny Callison (1964) as the only Phillies to win the MVP of the All-Star game
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— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) July 16, 2025

It's not the same feat, but Callison and Schwarber earned such an honor after hitting home runs. They are both All-Star Game MVPs, but their box scores will look different.

Callison's three-run shot will be in his, but Schwarber, with his three home runs coming in the swing-off, won't have them in his. His final box score will read that he went 0-2 with a walk, no runs scored, and no RBIs.

Looking back on the 2025 All-Star Game MVP in a few years will be strange. It's the first time a swing-off was ever used in a game, and no statistic shows who did what in the swing-off.

It won't go down in his stat sheet, but Schwarber hit three clutch home runs to bring the NL back from down 3-1, giving them the lead, and eventually the win.

OptaSTATS on X mentioned that Schwarber is the first player in MLB history to go hitless in the game, who's not a pitcher, to go on to win the All-Star Game MVP.

Kyle Schwarber of the @Phillies is the first non-pitcher in MLB history to win All-Star Game MVP without getting a hit in the game itself. pic.twitter.com/s7fzqTZO5X
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) July 16, 2025

His heroics came in the swing-off. He hit three home runs to clinch the NL win, and while he deserved the MVP, it won't show up on his stat sheet.

During his 2025 All-Star Game appearance, Schwarber set MLB and Phillies history. He's the first to win the MVP award without getting a hit for a player who isn't a pitcher, and is also the second Phillies player to win the All-Star Game MVP since 1964.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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