While the NL MVP race is in full swing, with Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani the favorite to bring it home for the third year in a row, there is a vocal, growing segment of fans who believe Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Kyle Schwarber should be in that conversation, too.

Currently tied with Ohtani for the most homers in the National League, Schwarber's impressive handiwork with a Louisville slugger has helped to lift the Phillies back into the World Series conversation, even as Bryce Harper has missed time with injury.

One new member of the Schwarber hype train? Well, that would be another Philadelphia sports legend, Charles Barkley , who, during an appearance on MLB Tonight , made it be known that while Barry Bonds is the best hitter he's ever seen, the Phillies slugger

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