This season has marked several milestones for Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Kyle Schwarber, but his focus remains on sharing those moments with his family. Schwarber is approaching the rare 50-home run mark, a feat achieved only once before in franchise history by Ryan Howard. He recently became just the 21st player in Major League Baseball to hit four home runs in a single game.
After his historic performance against the Braves, Schwarber celebrated with teammates and received congratulations from managing partner John Middleton. He also participated in media interviews and filmed a segment for “Abbott Elementary.” However, what stood out most to him was spending time with his family following the game.
“It was funny. I went up and got my family after the game and my one son, Kade, was still awake and my other son was asleep,” Schwarber said. “So I’m taking Kade to put him in the stroller and he’s smiling and he’s got this big cookie in his hands, and he finally goes, ‘Dada, you hit a home run!’ And I go, ‘Yeah? Did you watch me hit home runs?’
“And he just gives me this little smirk and starts jumping up and down like crazy.”
Schwarber emphasized how important it is for him that his children remember these times together at the ballpark. “I’ve always said, even before we had our first kid, that I want my kids to know what I do,” Schwarber said. “Because at some point, I’m not going to be doing this anymore and they’re going to be in their teenage years and off doing their own thing.
“But you want them to always have this little hint of, ‘Hey, so this is what dad used to do, pretty cool. He didn’t just sit on his butt at home all the time.'”
Schwarber’s sons joined him at Atlanta’s Truist Park for this year’s Home Run Derby as well as when he received the Heart & Hustle Award prior to Saturday night’s game against the Braves.
Perhaps he’ll even look back one day and recall the extra effort it took just to make that photo happen given Kade’s fascination with the Phillie Phanatic’s nearby four-wheeler. Paige, of course, pulled it all together.
Or maybe Schwarber will enjoy retelling the story of Kade’s reaction to his historic four-homer night — or the first thing he found the boys doing the next day.
“I woke up the next morning and they were already rocking and rolling when I came downstairs,” Schwarber said. “And I go over and they’re just sitting there watching home runs. It’s just funny, you know? I hope those are memories they’re going to be able to keep having.”
This year has included more memorable moments for both Schwarber’s family and fans. His achievements have resulted in memorabilia being sent to Cooperstown: The bat from his All-Star Game swing-off win—where he earned MVP honors after a 3-for-3 performance—and his helmet from his four-homer game are now part of displays at the National Baseball Hall of Fame (https://www.mlb.com/video/kyle-schwarber-wins-2025-all-star-game-mvp). As Schwarber continues building on these accomplishments during an outstanding season for Philadelphia (https://www.mlb.com/phillies), he hopes someday his children can visit Cooperstown themselves—to see not only these items but perhaps even a plaque dedicated in their father’s honor.
