Kyle Joseph Schwarber was born on March 5,1993 and is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball.
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29 Facts About Kyle Schwarber
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Kyle Schwarber played college baseball for the Indiana Hoosiers and was a first-round selection in the 2014 MLB draft by the Chicago Cubs.
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Kyle Schwarber made his MLB debut with the Cubs in 2015 and has played for the Washington Nationals and Boston Red Sox.
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Kyle Schwarber helped the Cubs win the 2016 World Series over the Cleveland Indians, ending their 108-year drought.
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Kyle Schwarber was named a first-team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association After the season, Schwarber played for the United States collegiate national team during the summer.
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Kyle Schwarber was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the first round, fourth overall, in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.
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Kyle Schwarber made his professional debut with the Boise Hawks three days later, going 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
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Kyle Schwarber began the 2015 season with the Double-A Tennessee Smokies of the Southern League.
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Kyle Schwarber made his major league debut as a position player that night, replacing ejected starting catcher Miguel Montero in the eighth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Wrigley Field.
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On July 16,2015, Kyle Schwarber was recalled from Triple A Iowa, to rejoin the Cubs due to an injury to catcher Montero.
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Kyle Schwarber only played two games before he was involved in an outfield collision with teammate Dexter Fowler on April 7,2016, and was removed from the game with a left leg injury.
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Kyle Schwarber tore the anterior cruciate ligament and lateral collateral ligament in his left knee, and would miss the rest of the 2016 season.
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Kyle Schwarber participated in a successful on-field workout with the team at Dodger Stadium before Game 3 of the 2016 NLCS.
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Kyle Schwarber hit a double off the right-field wall in the 4th inning of Game 1.
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Kyle Schwarber became the first major league position player in baseball history to get his first hit of the season during the World Series.
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Kyle Schwarber was not medically cleared to play on defense, and only made appearances as a pinch or designated hitter.
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Kyle Schwarber was the opening day starting left fielder and lead-off hitter during April and May for the 2017 Chicago Cubs season.
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Kyle Schwarber started the first third of the year with one of the worst batting averages in all of baseball, hitting just.
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Kyle Schwarber was named the National League Player of the Month for his efforts.
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On July 29,2021, Kyle Schwarber was traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for minor-league pitcher Aldo Ramirez.
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In Game 3 of the ALCS, Kyle Schwarber hit a grand slam that was Boston's third in two games, setting an MLB record for the most grand slams in a postseason series.
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On March 20,2022, Kyle Schwarber agreed to join the Philadelphia Phillies on a four-year, $79 million contract.
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On September 16,2022, Kyle Schwarber hit his 31st home run at the leadoff spot breaking Jimmy Rollin's Phillies' franchise record for most home runs at this spot in the batting order.
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Kyle Schwarber is the son of Greg, a retired police chief, and Donna Kyle Schwarber.
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Kyle's uncle Thomas Schwarber played college baseball as a pitcher at Ohio State and played professionally in the Detroit Tigers minor league system for three seasons from 1991 to 1993.
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Kyle Schwarber played football as a linebacker in high school and participated in Middletown High School's show choir.
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Kyle Schwarber chose "Schwarbs" as his nickname for the Players Weekend during the 2017 season.
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In 2017, while with the Chicago Cubs, Kyle Schwarber launched "Kyle Schwarber's Neighborhood Heroes" to honor and give back to first responders.
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