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Watch: Kyle Schwarber Destroys a Baseball as He Adds to Philadelphia Phillies Lead

Philadelphia Phillies slugger and 2022 Hank Aaron Award nominee crushed a home run to give the team a 2-0 lead.

Kade Kistner

Watch: Kyle Schwarber Destroys a Baseball as He Adds to Philadelphia Phillies Lead
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Kyle Schwarber just hit a baseball far. Very far. 488 feet to be exact. And it increased the Philadelphia Phillies' lead to 2-0.

Schwarber's 488-foot shot to left field was Yu Darvish's second allowed home run of the evening, the first being to Bryce Harper. 

On the other side, Phillies starter Zack Wheeler had just finished pitching 5.0 innings of shutout ball, surrendering just one hit to Wil Meyers.

Even Harper was impressed by the shot. 

Schwarber's solo shot was the hardest hit ball in his career, the farthest ball ever hit in Petco Park, and the fourth-hardest hit in MLB this season. 

He was waiting for his moment and he may have just found it.

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl.  During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated.  Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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