Kyle Schwarber

Schwarber has been married to Paige since December 2019. They have two sons and one daughter. His father, Greg, is a retired police chief, and his mother, Donna Cortez, is a retired nurse. He has a brother, Jamin, and three sisters, Alicia, Kelly, and Lindsey.

Schwarber's uncle Thomas Schwarber played college baseball at Ohio State and spent three seasons in the Detroit Tigers' minor-league system. Schwarber grew up supporting the Cincinnati Reds. Away from baseball, his hobbies include golf, fishing, and hunting.

Schwarber attended Middletown High School in Ohio, where he played baseball and football. As a senior linebacker, he received second-team All-Ohio honors. He also participated in the school's show choir. In four high-school seasons, he batted .408 with 18 home runs and 103 runs batted in.

At Indiana University, Schwarber played catcher and outfield for the Hoosiers from 2012 to 2014. He was a two-time first-team All-American, earned All-Big Ten honors in each of his three seasons, and finished his college career with a .341 average in 180 games. Indiana's 2014 Johnny Bench Award finalist was selected by the Chicago Cubs fourth overall in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft, making him the highest draft pick in Indiana baseball history.

Schwarber advanced through three minor-league levels during his first professional season, hitting .344 with 18 home runs in 72 games. In the 2015 All-Star Futures Game, he was named Most Valuable Player after hitting a go-ahead two-run triple for Team USA.

The Cubs promoted Schwarber to the major leagues in June 2015. He made his debut against Cleveland and finished his first regular season with 16 home runs in 69 games. His first postseason became a defining part of his early career. He hit five home runs in nine playoff games, including a long drive that landed on top of the right-field scoreboard at Wrigley Field during the National League Division Series.

Two games into the 2016 season, Schwarber collided with Cubs teammate Dexter Fowler in the outfield and tore the ACL and LCL in his left knee. After surgery and a rapid recovery, he returned to the Cubs' roster for the World Series against Cleveland, appearing as a designated hitter and pinch hitter because he had not been cleared to play defense. He recorded seven hits and batted .412 in the series as the Cubs won their first World Series championship in 108 years.

Schwarber struggled early in 2017 and was sent to Triple-A Iowa in June before returning to Chicago after the All-Star break. During the following offseason, he lost 30 pounds through a strict workout regimen. In the 2018 Home Run Derby, he hit 55 home runs over three rounds and finished runner-up to Bryce Harper.

After the Cubs non-tendered him in December 2020, Schwarber signed with the Washington Nationals for the 2021 season. He hit 16 home runs in an 18-game span from June 12 through June 29, including a three-home-run game against the New York Mets. The stretch tied the Major League record for 16 home runs in 18 games and earned him National League Player of the Month honors.

A right hamstring strain interrupted his season, and Washington traded him to the Boston Red Sox in July 2021. Boston used him at designated hitter, left field, and first base. In the American League Championship Series, he hit a grand slam in Game 3, part of a postseason series in which the Red Sox set a Major League record for grand slams.

Schwarber has become known for exceptional raw power, frequent walks, and a high strikeout rate. His production has often combined a relatively low batting average with substantial home-run and on-base output. He led the National League in home runs in 2022 and 2025, and in runs batted in in 2025.

Schwarber joined the Philadelphia Phillies in 2022 and hit a home run in his first at-bat for the club. He led the National League with 46 home runs that season, won his first Silver Slugger Award, and helped Philadelphia reach the World Series. During the National League Championship Series against the San Diego Padres, he hit a 488-foot home run that was the farthest ball tracked at Petco Park at the time. He also introduced the song "Dancing on My Own" to the Phillies clubhouse, where it became part of the team's 2022 celebrations.

In 2023, Schwarber hit 47 home runs and set a Phillies record with 11 leadoff home runs. His 19th career postseason home run passed Reggie Jackson for the Major League record among left-handed batters, and he became the fastest player in Major League history to reach 20 postseason home runs. In 2024, he set a Major League record with 15 leadoff home runs in one season.

Schwarber's 2025 season included his 300th career home run, his 1,000th career hit, and a 50-home-run campaign. In the All-Star Game, he hit three home runs in the first All-Star Game tiebreaker swing-off and was named Most Valuable Player. On August 28, he hit four home runs and drove in nine runs against the Atlanta Braves, becoming the 21st player in Major League history to hit four home runs in one game and the first Phillies player to record nine runs batted in in a game.

Schwarber has represented the United States in the World Baseball Classic. He hit a three-run home run against Great Britain in the 2023 tournament and homered against Yu Darvish in the championship game against Japan. Team USA finished as the runner-up. He also played for the United States in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, where the team again reached the final and finished second.

He is the only player credited with hitting a home run in the Little League World Series, the Major League Baseball World Series, and the World Baseball Classic championship game. In 2017, he launched Schwarber's Neighborhood Heroes to honor and support first responders. He and Paige later revived the related block-party fundraiser in Philadelphia, and he received the 2024 Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association.