The Philadelphia Phillies slugger took two pitches — a ball and then a strike — before teeing up a 366-foot "Schwarbomb" to right-center field in the bottom of the first inning Friday night against the Los Angeles Angels.

The lefty stepped to the plate when a 6-6 tie after nine innings sent the midsummer classic to the first "swing-off" in the game's history. Schwarber efficiently used his three swings to launch three homers and beat the American League 4-3 in the "Home Runs For The Win" contest that decided the game.

After an all-time great performance at the All-Star game, Kyle Schwarber earned a heartfelt message from Phillies skipper Rob Thomson.

Kyle Schwarber is a home run king this week, to say the least.

The former Red Sox slugger homered in all three of his swings, winning game MVP honors and saving the NL after it squandered a six-run lead.

The NL blew a huge lead in the All-Star Game, but Kyle Schwarber's heroics in a dramatic home run swing-off saved the day.

Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber was given a chance to make history in Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game, and he did exactly that.

In baseball’s equivalent of soccer’s penalty-kicks shootout, the game was decided by having three batters from each league take three swings each off coaches.

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Kyle Schwarber: "Being a baseball fan and growing up watching Cincinnati baseball for your whole youth, that's how you fall in love with baseball."

Typically, there are two types of Home Run Derby participants. There are the burly sluggers like Pete Alonso, and there are the wiry elite athletes like Ken Griffey Jr. De La Cruz falls into the ladder category, but he also hits the ball harder than most of the players in that archetype.