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PHILADELPHIA -- Kyle Schwarber never foresaw having a 50-homer season on his big league resume.

Not after hitting 30 in his first full season as a big leaguer with the Cubs in 2017. Not after hitting 46 in his first season with the Phillies in '22 -- or after hitting 47 one year later.

But that doesn’t mean “50” wasn’t on his mind.

“It’s something that I wouldn’t say I expected,” Schwarber said. “But it's something that you try to strive for, right? You want to strive for reaching things that might not be attainable, because that's just the way you keep yourself going every single day.”

When Schwarber hit homer No. 50

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