PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit four homers in one game last month that put the Philadelphia Phillies slugger on the precipice of 50 homers this season. Then he waited. And waited some more. Schwarber's home run drought — as much as the designated hitter could really have one this year — spanned 10 games and 49 plate appearances as he chased the milestone.

He gave everyone in Philly on Tuesday night a 437-foot reminder of what a Schwarbomb looks like and what it sounds like with roaring chants of “MVP! MVP!” that tailed him around the bases. Schwarber reached 50 homers in a season for the first time when he hit a three-run shot off reliever Justin Hagenman in the seventh inning of a 9-3 win over the New York Mets. “I don't know what to say about why have you hit so many homers or w

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