PHILADELPHIA -- Kyle Schwarber walked into the Phillies clubhouse at 9:08 p.m. on Saturday.

Their game against the Twins had ended 24 minutes earlier. All of Schwarber’s teammates had returned by that point. Many had gone to eat. Others had showered and changed. But Schwarber was still in uniform. He had bats in his hands.

He had gone 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in a 5-0 loss .

So, he visited the batting cage.

“That was just me being mad,” Schwarber said.

Schwarber hit .240 with 56 home runs, 132 RBIs and a .928 OPS this season. He led the National League in home runs. He led Major League Baseball in RBIs. He should finish in the top five for NL MVP .

He had the best year of his career -- entering free agency, no less -- and it didn’t happen by accident. He worked at it, which

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