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No Homecoming for Kyle Schwarber as Slugger Returns ...
Schwarber led the National League with 56 home runs and 132 RBIs in his career-best season before signing the $150 million deal, Phillies sources said.
- Kyle Schwarber finalized a five-year, $150 million deal on Tuesday, returning to the Philadelphia Phillies he helped reach October over the past four seasons.
- Schwarber's rebound season, including a National League-leading 56 homers, drew heavy interest from across baseball as multiple teams pursued him while the Philadelphia Phillies waited and secured him by guaranteeing a fifth year.
- He won the All-Star Game for the NL with three homers in a swing-off, and he hit his 300th homer on May 19 and 1,000th hit with his 319th homer on July 25.
- Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski praised Schwarber as a `genuine leader` and said the signing secures the club's top third of the lineup; the front office also focuses on retaining free agents like J.T. Realmuto while extending manager Rob Thomson Tuesday.
- The deal keeps Schwarber in Philadelphia into his mid-30s, with the final contract year at age 37, while Dave Dombrowski, Rob Thomson and general manager Preston Mattingly plan further lineup tweaks, especially in the outfield.
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