Coming into the season, everyone around the Philadelphia Phillies knew how good of a hitter Kyle Schwarber was. This season, he has exploded with national attention thanks to his early home run barrage and domination of left-handed pitching.
On Monday, with the Phillies opening a seven-game road trip in Colorado, the designated hitter reached the 300 home run milestone by hitting his MLB-leading 16th "Schwarbomb" of the year. It was obvious that Schwarber would reach the plateau this season, entering the year with 284, but with his early-season tear, it has happened a little sooner than most likely thought it would.
Kyle Schwarber's 300th career home run a massive moon shot at Coors Field
Leading off the top of the ninth with the Phillies up 6-3 over the Rockies, Schwarber absolutely crushed a 466-foot home run off the facing of the third deck in right field at Coors Field.
KYLE HIGH CITY! pic.twitter.com/8yhi9fQRbP
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) May 20, 2025
Schwarber becomes the 163rd MLB player to reach 300 career home runs, reaching the milestone in 1,176 games. He joins current teammate Bryce Harper, who was the last player to hit his 300th career homer as a Phillie on Aug. 30, 2023, on the exclusive list. Other players to reach 300 home runs while wearing a Phillies uniform include Chuck Klein in 1941, Roy Sievers in 1963, Mike Schmidt in 1981 and Ryan Howard in 2012.
There are only two players who hit 300 or more homers all while with the Phillies. Both career Phillies, Schmidt hit 548 and Howard launched 382.
Schwarber is the 11th active player to reach the 300 home run milestone, joining Giancarlo Stanton, Mike Trout, Paul Goldschmidt, Freddie Freeman, Nolan Arenado, Manny Machado, Harper, Aaron Judge, Carlos Santana, Andrew McCutchen, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer's Scott Lauber.
Kyle Schwarber becomes the 11th active player to reach 300 career homers. The others: Giancarlo Stanton, Mike Trout, Paul Goldschmidt, Freddie Freeman, Nolan Arenado, Manny Machado, Bryce Harper, Aaron Judge, Carlos Santana, Andrew McCutchen.
— Scott Lauber (@ScottLauber) May 20, 2025
Now in his fourth season in Philadelphia, Schwarber has 147 home runs in 512 games in red pinstripes, ranking him 18th on the Phillies all-time home run list, trailing Rhys Hoskins by one. Coming into the game, Schwarber had a .224 batting average and a .348 on-base percentage as a Phillie and his .494 slugging percentage ranks 13th among players who have suited up in at least 500 games with the Phillies. He has 338 RBIs and 351 runs scored.
For his career, the left-handed slugger has a .231 batting average and .839 OPS, with 688 RBIs and 722 runs scored.
He will turn 33 ahead of next season, but he hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. While he has turned himself into a complete hitter, per MLB.com's Thomas Harrigan, he's still one of the preeminent sluggers in the game.
With a 76.5 mph average bat speed, as measured by Statcast, he's tied with Shohei Ohtani with the sixth-fastest bat speed. He also has one of the highest fast swing rates, taking hacks over 75 mph 72.6 percent of the time, the fourth-highest in the majors.
Schwarber is in the final year of his current contract with the Phillies, and fans have been clamoring for the front office to sign him to an extension. However, it seems like he'll head to free agency at this point, unless the Phillies pony up enough dough and make him an offer he can't refuse.
Phillies fans will hope to see Schwarber back in Philadelphia next year and for years to come. But nothing is guaranteed.