Former Middletown High standout Kyle Schwarber logged his 1,000th career hit, a two-run homer. He met with the fans who caught it after the game.

Kyle Schwarber's personal swing-off continued Friday night. Schwarber homered on his first swing of the second half after going 3 for 3 in the All-Star Game swing-off this past Tuesday, giving him a home run on four straight swings.

After winning the World Series in 2008, and getting back to there the next season, former Phillies GM Ruben Amaro traded for Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt and Hunter Pence and signed Cliff Lee as a free agent to go along with a star-studded lineup.

Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber will be a free agent after this season, and fans are getting restless that a deal hasn’t been reached despite mutual interest between Schwarber and the team.

Kyle Schwarber has noted multiple times that he'd like to stay with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies aren’t cheap, so it isn't a fair point to make regarding whether he actually leaves one day,

On Friday night, Kyle Schwarber notched his 1,000th career hit, and a fan had a very specific request to exchange the ball.

P hiladelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber recorded the 1,000th hit of his career on a classic "Schwarbomb" home run against the New York Yankees. Though Schwarber was unable to reach this milestone in front of the Phillies home crowd, the home run was caught by a Phillies fan in attendance at Yankee Stadium.

Falls to Yankees