US EditionAmbition, familiarity of Phillies made case for Kyle Schwarber to re-sign
Schwarber chose the Phillies for family, loyalty, and aligned goals, signing a five-year deal worth $150 million to continue pursuing championships in Philadelphia.
- On Wednesday, Kyle Schwarber completed a five-year, $150 million deal to stay with the Philadelphia Phillies and discussed it via Zoom from his Ohio home the next day.
- A veteran slugger who'd been through free agency before did his diligence, vetting offers from Cincinnati and Pittsburgh while meeting with Dave Dombrowski and John Middleton about family and roster goals.
- He averaged 46 homers and 108 RBIs across his first four Philadelphia seasons, hitting a 2025 MLB-record 23 homers off lefties and showing year-over-year gains.
- Keeping Schwarber preserves a key piece of the Philadelphia Phillies nucleus and supports title pursuits, while maintaining strong ties with Phillies fans where he and his family are established.
- While some caution about 30s declines, Schwarber's pitch selection and swing mechanics suggest the decline caveats may not fully apply, and five seasons at 32 homers would push him past 500 career home runs.
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Ambition, familiarity of Phillies made case for Kyle Schwarber to re-sign
Kyle Schwarber is not one to go half-baked into anything, not least a free agency period that could lead to the last major contract of his baseball career. A veteran slugger who’s been around the free-agent block before, he did his diligence and took his meetings. He fielded offers and interest, in varying shades, with Cincinnati and Pittsburgh two of the clubs reportedly hottest for the services of the reigning National League home run and RBI …
With Schwarber set, Realmuto moves up Phils' priority list
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Phillies learned late Monday night that Kyle Schwarber agreed to a five-year, $150 million contract to stay in Philadelphia through 2030. The designated hitter took a physical on Tuesday morning. The Phillies announced the deal on Tuesday night.
The Philadelphia Phillies Have Re-Signed Kyle Schwarber For $150 Milli
It's uncommon to see designated hitters receive massive deals in free agency. That's also a rare occurrence when the player is already in their 30s. After all, they only play on one side of the ball and have no impact defensively on the game. Then again, most designated hitters aren't as productive as Kyle Schwarber has been for the Philadelphia Phillies. Despite being courted by multiple teams, Schwarber re-signed with the Phillies on a five-ye…
Kyle Schwarber is ‘different than most’ to Phillies, who are set to re-sign star slugger
Kyle Schwarber will reportedly re-sign with the Phillies. (John Adams/Icon Sportswire) ORLANDO, Fla. — Dave Dombrowski played coy on Tuesday inside the Phillies’ suite at the Winter Meetings. It didn’t matter that the talk of the resort was about his club reportedly finalizing a deal with prized designated hitter Kyle Schwarber to keep the slugger in Philadelphia for the next five years. The president of baseball operations was not ready to name…
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