US EditionKyle Schwarber Will Defer His Indiana University Hall of Fame Selection because of Attendance Rule
INDIANA UNIVERSITY IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, JUL 31 – Kyle Schwarber is deferring his Hall of Fame induction due to a mandatory attendance rule while he pursues a season with 37 home runs, ranking among Major League Baseball leaders.
- Kyle Schwarber, All-Star Game MVP and Philadelphia Phillies slugger, deferred his Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame induction due to the attendance rule, despite being elected in his first year of eligibility.
- Indiana University scheduled its Hall of Fame ceremony for Sept. 5, conflicting with the Phillies’ game against the Miami Marlins, leading Schwarber to defer his induction.
- He ranks among IU’s career leaders in hits , home turns , runs , and slugging percentage .
- Schwarber secured department approval to defer, citing the attendance rule as Indiana University Athletics Department agreed to hold off his induction.
- Schwarber sits half a game back in the NL East race, with 37 home runs this season and 321 career homers, as the Phillies chase another division crown.
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Kyle Schwarber defers Indiana Hall of Fame selection over attendance rule
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Phillies sluger Kyle Schwarber is deferring his selection to Indiana University’s Athletics Hall of Fame to a future year because of a rule requiring all living inductees to attend the ceremony. Indiana’s induction is set for Sept. 5, a day Schwarber’s Phillies visit the Miami Marlins as they attempt to win their second straight NL East title. Schwarber was selected in his first year of eligibility. Indiana’s athletic departm…
Kyle Schwarber Defers Indiana Hall Of Fame Induction Because He Can't Attend Ceremony
Getting inducted into your alma mater's Hall of Fame is a big deal, but Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber is going to have to ask his school to hold off because he can't attend the ceremony.Schwarber played his college baseball at the University of Indiana, and he's one of the biggest names the Hoosiers baseball program has ever known.When Schwarber was playing in Bloomington, he helped lead the program to a pair of Big Ten titles and…
Kyle Schwarber defers his Indiana University Hall of Fame selection
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — All-Star Game MVP Kyle Schwarber is deferring his selection to Indiana University's Athletics Hall of Fame to a future year because of a rule requiring all living inductees to attend the ceremony.Indiana's induction is set for Sept. 5, a day Schwarber's Philadelphia Phillies visit the Miami Marlins as they attempt to win their second straight NL East title. Schwarber was selected in his first year of eligibility. Indiana's at…
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Kyle Schwarber will defer his Indiana University Hall of Fame selection because of attendance rule
All-Star Game MVP Kyle Schwarber is deferring his selection to the Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame because of a rule requiring all living inductees to attend the ceremony.
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