Tag: Kyle Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber lost his mind after yet another terrible Angel Hernandez call and MLB fans loved it

Kyle Schwarber went OFF here.

To say Kyle Schwarber wasn’t happy with Angel Hernandez here would be… an understatement, to say the least.

On Sunday, the Philadelphia Phillies were down 1-0 to the Milwaukee Brewers in the bottom of the ninth. With Schwarber up to bat on a 3-2 count, one of the newest members of this year’s Phillies squad was looking to do some damage or get on base to start a rally.

Neither of those things happened because Hernandez made yet another terrible call at the plate. Schwarber took the low — but outside — 3-2 count pitch from Josh Hader and was on his way to first when Hernandez called the strikeout, prompting the outfielder to absolutely lose it on the umpire.

Schwarber got his money’s worth there, from the bat and helmet toss to the incredible heated gesticulating, resulting in an immediate ejection. And you can see why Schwarber had a problem with the call, because it was clearly outside the strike zone.

It’s clear this frustration had been building all game for the Phillies, as Bryce Harper wasn’t happy with a called strikeout he received in the first inning from Hernandez.

The Brewers too were on the receiving end of a brutal Hernandez strikeout of their own in the second inning off of Aaron Nola.

Yeah that’s… not great! Phillies manager Joe Girardi had some words about the situation after the game, stating pretty much what we’re all thinking.

Schwarber too had some choice words.

MLB fans celebrated Schwarber’s reaction after an absolutely bogus call in a big situation.

Week 2 fantasy baseball start, sit or drop: Ohtani’s rollercoaster start and CJ Abrams kinda arrives

Shohei Ohtani just needed a few extra games to warm up. Trent Grisham, Patrick Corbin and Nick Pivetta still need a bit more time.

What a wild opening week for managers with Shohei Ohtani on their roster.

The two-way Japanese star offers plenty more rewards than risk in fantasy lineups, but for those who have to designate him as a pitcher or a hitter, the first matchup of the fantasy season initially left many thinking spring training ended too soon.

When the Los Angeles Angels gave Ohtani the ball on Opening Day, it seemed like the safer play would be to keep him in fantasy lineups as a hitter. The short spring meant he probably wouldn’t throw more than four innings and the visiting Houston Astros have a lineup that can make even the game’s best pitchers look like little leaguers.

So of course Ohtani went 4.2 innings with nine strikeouts, one walk, four hits and one earned run. At the same time, he went 0-4 at the dish with one strikeout. Ouch.

A week later Ohtani was back on the mound at the Texas Rangers getting shelled for six earned runs in 3.2 innings. He struck out five while allowing two walks, six hits and a home run. And in between those outings Ohtani slashed an anti-climatic .200/.231/.280 with 0 RBI and nine strikeouts. Double ouch.

How did Ohtani respond? First he gave his bat CPR. Then he launched three home runs in two games against Texas and busted the slump as only a reigning MVP can.

Yeah, he’s going to be just fine this season. Not that there was any doubt.

Here are a few other players with bigger question marks to begin the year and how to handle them.

All stats through Sunday, April 17

Kyle Schwarber’s brutal error sparked a huge inning for the Astros in Game 5 of the ALCS

The struggles at first continue.

One of the great parts about the MLB postseason is how any single moment can seemingly turn a game — or even the series. We saw that on Tuesday night when a would-be, inning-ending third strike was called a ball, leading to the Astros’ seven-run ninth inning in Game 4.

On Wednesday, the Astros’ offensive onslaught continued to come in a wave. And this time, Red Sox fans can’t blame the umpires.

With Houston up a run in the sixth inning and Jose Altuve at first base, Michael Brantley rolled a soft grounder to Rafael Devers with Altuve running on the pitch. Devers fielded the ball cleanly and made a perfect throw to first.

Schwarber, though, just didn’t catch the ball.

Kyle Schwarber’s epic in-game response to his earlier error won over the Fenway Park crowd

The crowd LOVED it.

Kyle Schwarber is one of those baseball players who fans — regardless of their favorite team — have trouble rooting against. He just exudes a likable energy when he’s out there on the field.

That doesn’t change during the postseason either.

In the third inning of Sunday’s American League Division Series Game 3 between the Red Sox and Rays, Schwarber botched a routine toss to the pitcher at first after fielding a ground ball. It was a play that gets practiced frequently during spring training, but there was clearly some rust seven months later. The underhanded toss wasn’t anywhere close, and Schwarber knew he messed up immediately.

But it was how Schwarber responded that had the Fenway Park faithful giving him a standing ovation.

8 jaw-dropping stats about Kyle Schwarber’s home run binge in June

He’s on a roll.

Kyle Schwarber entered the month of June with nine home runs, not too bad for the former Chicago Cubs slugger who bashed 38 dingers back in 2019, but certainly not the pace he was on back then.

He will leave the month of June with at least 25 of them, and as of writing this, he’s got one game left on the schedule for the month against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Now a leadoff hitter, he’s been hitting anything and everything out of the park for the Washington Nationals, putting together a remarkable month that has put him among the league leaders in dingers.

Let’s run down some of the wild stats he’s produced.

Kris Bryant adorably left candy in the outfield for ex-Cubs teammate Kyle Schwarber

The former teammates are adorable.

It was one big reunion at Wrigley Field on Monday, as the Washington Nationals came to Chicago to play the Cubs.

That’s because former Cubs great Jon Lester pitched for the Nats and ex-Cub Kyle Schwarber was also playing for Washington.

Lester got all kinds of ovations and love from his former teammates and fans (we’ll show you those below), while Schwarber got a gift from Kris Bryant: when the former Cub walked out to his position in right field, there was a gift left for him.

Bryant had left some candy for Schwarber to enjoy. How wonderful is that? This should be a thing from now on:

Here’s the greeting for Lester:

Awesome all around.

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