Players, coaches, front-office staff, team attendants and security guards alike all agree: Kyle Schwarber is the glue of the Phillies clubhouse.
teammate Jon Lester bought him one in late 2015, feels most comfortable in athletic shorts and a sleeveless tee. The only piece of luxury luggage he possesses is a small Louis V toiletry bag, also a gift from Lester.But there he was, a Midwestern fish out of water, far upstream, browsing through high-end leather goods with Phillies first-year outfielder.
Ahead of the 2022 season, as the Phillies zoned in on the stout Ohioan as a potential free agent, Dombrowski went searching for information about Schwarber's character and baseball makeup, standard protocol for any ballclub about to extend a lucrative, multiyear contract. All of Dombrowski's many, many contacts around the game who'd crossed paths with Schwarber relayed the same message.
That June, Effross went to play in the Cape Cod League, the premier summer circuit for college players hoping to play professionally. He joined the Wareham Gatemen, the only team in the league not actually located on the Cape, just one year after Schwarber had starred there. "It'd be 6 a.m., everyone's jacked up on pre-workout and we'd all run to the weight room," Effross said."And Schwarber, he'd always be in front, screaming, 'LET'S F---ING GO! LET'S GET AFTER IT TODAY!' Then, sometimes, he would hop on the leg press and do 1,000 pounds or something ridiculous. And it was just like, who is this guy?"
Throughout his nine-year MLB career, Schwarber has lived many different lives. He has been a top pick, a hyped prospect and an injured rehabber with a surgically repaired knee. He was a heroic member of the 2016 curse-breaking, world champion Cubs who was promptly demoted a season later after struggling offensively. Then he became a valuable and beloved big leaguer who was unceremoniously non-tendered by Chicago after a down 2020 season.
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