Overview
- Schwarber homered Sunday against the New York Mets with a 418-foot, two-run shot off a 92 mph fastball, giving him 29 homers for the season and 216 career home runs as a Phillies player.
- MLB Network analyst Sarah Langs reported that Schwarber’s 29 homers through the comparable 80-game window are more than any other Phillies player has posted in that span.
- ESPN Insights shows Schwarber now ranks third on the list of most home runs in a player’s first five seasons with one franchise, trailing Babe Ruth (235) and Mark McGwire (220).
- Across the Mets series Schwarber hit four over-the-fence homers in two games, his second-most over a two-game span and a clear sign of sustained power rather than a short hot streak.
- If he keeps his current pace the rest of the season he could challenge Ruth’s mark and materially raise Philadelphia’s run production as the club pushes toward the postseason.