Kyle Schwarber: "Being a baseball fan and growing up watching Cincinnati baseball for your whole youth, that's how you fall in love with baseball."
Former Middletown High School standout Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies was named MLB All-Star Game Most Valuable Player after crushing three home runs in three swings during a swing-off that lifted the National League past the American League.
Before the game, Schwarber, a free agent at the end of the 2025 season, talked to Philadelphia Inquirer's Scott Lauber about the possibility of returning to his hometown to play for the Cincinnati Reds.
"Being a baseball fan and growing up and watching Cincinnati baseball for your whole youth, that's how you fall in love with baseball," Schwarber said. "That's how you fall in love with baseball. I think it would draw your attention, right? Being able to play for your childhood team is something that I think it'd be awesome."
Schwarber, a 32-year-old from Middletown, Ohio, could get $100 million deal in free agency
Schwarber, who in May hit his 300th career home run, signed a four-year, $79 million deal with the Phillies before the 2022 season.
Schwarber has hit 314 regular-season home runs: 121 in six seasons with the Chicago Cubs; 25 in part of one season with the Washington Nationals; seven in part of one season with the Boston Red Sox; and 161 with the Phillies since 2022, including 30 this season.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Kyle Schwarber, pending free agent: Signing with Reds would be awesome
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