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There are plenty of fun storylines for the 2026 Philadelphia Phillies, from Cristopher Sanchez's bid for the NL Cy Young, Brandon Marsh's breakout year, Zack Wheeler's dominance after thoracic outlet syndrome, and Bryce Harper's elite season.
But what Kyle Schwarber has done so far is one of the more fun stories of the entire season. He has 30 homers before June is over, and is well on his way to a few records.
Bleacher Report's Zachary D. Rymer shared a "bold" prediction that Schwarber would reach 60 homers, and while that is an incredible figure, it's not all that bold a prediction at all. It's fairly realistic, and it would also set three different records and/or milestones.
"Kyle Schwarber will get to 60 home runs," Rymer predicts. "He's historically a second-half hitter, specifically posting an .890 OPS after the break compared to an .839 OPS before it."
Schwarber is a better hitter after the All-Star break compared to before it, so with how great he's been before it this season, if he gets even better after the break, it's very realistic that Schwarber, on pace for 59 homers, reaches 60 by the end of the season.
If he does reach this 60-homer mark, three very notable pieces of history would be accomplished by doing so, not even including Schwarber joining rare company as 60-homer sluggers.
Schwarber has already taken hold of second, fifth, and eighth place on the all-time Phillies single-season home-run leaderboard.
He hit 56 homers last season, falling just two shy of tying the record set by Ryan Howard back in 2006 with 58. Now, one year later, that record is once again at risk.
If Schwarber were to reach 60 homers, he'd eclipse Howard's record-setting mark, becoming the only Phillies player to hit 60 homers in a season and becoming the all-time single-season Phillies franchise home run leader. But that's not all.
Any time a player can break a record set by Babe Ruth, it's typically a good thing. And Schwarber could do just that if he reaches 60 homers this season.
Ruth is the current record-holder for most home runs hit by a player in their first five seasons with a franchise, clubbing 235 with the New York Yankees in his first five years with the team.
Schwarber, following his two-run, game-winning, 30th homer of the year against the New York Mets on Sunday, Schwarber got to 217 homers.
If he hits 30 more homers, which is what he'd need to do to reach 60 on the season, then Schwarber would completely smash this record that Ruth set a long time ago.
He would have 247 homers in five years with the Phillies, nearly 50 homers every year. That's a ridiculous figure, one that might stand for a long time. That is, unless the local kid Nick Kurtz breaks it in three years.
The third and final noteworthy accomplishment Schwarber would hit by getting to 60 homers would be that he'd perfectly reach 400 home runs for his MLB career.
Amid such a strong offensive season, there has been some debate over Schwarber reaching the Hall of Fame. He would need to reach 500-plus homers to have a chance.
Hitting 400 homers would be an incredible accomplishment, and would have Schwarber becoming just the 60th player in MLB history to do so, and he'd do it in right around 6,000 plate appearances in 12 years, well ahead of the others around the 400-HR mark.
Rymer's prediction would have Schwarber accomplishing some truly incredible feats. Not only would he simply reach 60 homers, but he'd set three ridiculous marks.
Schwarber would break the Phillies franchise single-season record, the record for most HRs hit in a player's first five years with a team, and also reach 400 homers in a very short amount of time compared to others in MLB history.
For as incredible a prediction as this is, it's actually fairly realistic, as Schwarber typically gets better as the season moves along, and he hasn't shown any signs of slowing down this season.
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But what Kyle Schwarber has done so far is one of the more fun stories of the entire season. He has 30 homers before June is over, and is well on his way to a few records.
Bleacher Report's Zachary D. Rymer shared a "bold" prediction that Schwarber would reach 60 homers, and while that is an incredible figure, it's not all that bold a prediction at all. It's fairly realistic, and it would also set three different records and/or milestones.
"Kyle Schwarber will get to 60 home runs," Rymer predicts. "He's historically a second-half hitter, specifically posting an .890 OPS after the break compared to an .839 OPS before it."
Schwarber is a better hitter after the All-Star break compared to before it, so with how great he's been before it this season, if he gets even better after the break, it's very realistic that Schwarber, on pace for 59 homers, reaches 60 by the end of the season.
If he does reach this 60-homer mark, three very notable pieces of history would be accomplished by doing so, not even including Schwarber joining rare company as 60-homer sluggers.
Schwarber has already taken hold of second, fifth, and eighth place on the all-time Phillies single-season home-run leaderboard.
He hit 56 homers last season, falling just two shy of tying the record set by Ryan Howard back in 2006 with 58. Now, one year later, that record is once again at risk.
If Schwarber were to reach 60 homers, he'd eclipse Howard's record-setting mark, becoming the only Phillies player to hit 60 homers in a season and becoming the all-time single-season Phillies franchise home run leader. But that's not all.
Any time a player can break a record set by Babe Ruth, it's typically a good thing. And Schwarber could do just that if he reaches 60 homers this season.
Ruth is the current record-holder for most home runs hit by a player in their first five seasons with a franchise, clubbing 235 with the New York Yankees in his first five years with the team.
Schwarber, following his two-run, game-winning, 30th homer of the year against the New York Mets on Sunday, Schwarber got to 217 homers.
If he hits 30 more homers, which is what he'd need to do to reach 60 on the season, then Schwarber would completely smash this record that Ruth set a long time ago.
He would have 247 homers in five years with the Phillies, nearly 50 homers every year. That's a ridiculous figure, one that might stand for a long time. That is, unless the local kid Nick Kurtz breaks it in three years.
The third and final noteworthy accomplishment Schwarber would hit by getting to 60 homers would be that he'd perfectly reach 400 home runs for his MLB career.
Amid such a strong offensive season, there has been some debate over Schwarber reaching the Hall of Fame. He would need to reach 500-plus homers to have a chance.
Hitting 400 homers would be an incredible accomplishment, and would have Schwarber becoming just the 60th player in MLB history to do so, and he'd do it in right around 6,000 plate appearances in 12 years, well ahead of the others around the 400-HR mark.
Rymer's prediction would have Schwarber accomplishing some truly incredible feats. Not only would he simply reach 60 homers, but he'd set three ridiculous marks.
Schwarber would break the Phillies franchise single-season record, the record for most HRs hit in a player's first five years with a team, and also reach 400 homers in a very short amount of time compared to others in MLB history.
For as incredible a prediction as this is, it's actually fairly realistic, as Schwarber typically gets better as the season moves along, and he hasn't shown any signs of slowing down this season.
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