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MLB Announces Huge Kyle Schwarber News Following Historic Performance Against Atlanta Braves

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Paul White | Last updated Aug 29, 2025 8:00 AM ET

Kyle Schwarber has always been a certified home run hitting machine, but he’s turned it up a notch during his tenure with the Philadelphia Phillies.

After smashing 137 long balls through his first five seasons in the MLB, Schwarber has easily surpassed that total, adding 180 more through three seasons and counting in Philadelphia.

Interestingly enough, the All-Star slugger wasn’t a very popular man in the city until last season. He struggled with consistency through his first two years with the Phillies as his batting average consistently hovered around the Mendoza Line and he was a horrid fielder.

But taking him out of the field and allowing him to solely focus on hitting has unlocked the offensive aspect of the game for Schwarber, who is now in the middle of a heated race for National League MVP.

Kyle Schwarber Makes History

The former World Series champion has been battling with Los Angeles Dodgers unicorn Shohei Ohtani for the MVP, and heading into the Phillies’ contest against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night, the two candidates were knotted up at 45 home runs apiece.

That tie no longer stands after Schwarber smacked four separate balls over the wall, becoming just the 21st player in league history to tally four home runs in a single game.

Following the historic performance, the MLB announced that the Phillies star’s helmet from the game will be sent to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown.

This helmet is history! @kschwarb12 is making another Cooperstown delivery after his four-homer night, joining @Phillies Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt, Chuck Klein and Ed Delahanty in the record books. pic.twitter.com/Ce8dWXPEAi
— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) August 29, 2025

The only other Phillies players to accomplish that feat in team history got inducted to the Hall of Fame themselves, so Schwarber’s case for the hall got a huge boost after tonight. However, Philadelphia will need him to save up some of that power for October, the only part of the season that truly matters for them anymore.

What This Means for Philadelphia

The Phillies currently stand alone at the top of the National League East, but mostly because of a free fall by the New York Mets. The division leaders have been playing inconsistent baseball for months, and after star pitcher Zack Wheeler was knocked out for the season with a blood clot, the pressure has ratcheted up even further.

Philadelphia, whose offense has repeatedly gone cold down the stretch of their playoff runs, will need a spark from somewhere. That spark needs to be found in Schwarber’s bat, which has provided them with 12 long balls in 34 postseason games with the team.

He’ll need to continue his playoff success, added onto the momentum he’s experiencing at the moment. If he does that, the Phillies have a chance to pull off the impossible and make a deep playoff run despite the odds they’re facing.

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

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