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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber is hero of MLB All-Star Game's first Home Run Derby tiebreaker

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Original Story by The Sporting News
July 16, 2025
Phillies' Kyle Schwarber is hero of MLB All-Star Game's first Home Run Derby tiebreaker

That was awesome.

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game looked over for 2025. The National League led 6-0. And then the American League staged an incredible rally to tie it 6-6 after nine innings.

There would be no extra innings, though.

A rule change implemented in 2022 turned this into a Home Run Derby.

Three batters from each side would get three swings apiece. The most league homers out of those nine swings would be the game's winner.

The AL picked Brent Rooker from the A's, Randy Arozarena from the Mariners and Jonathan Aranda of the Rays.

The NL chose Kyle Stowers from the Marlins, Kyle Schwarber from the Phillies and Pete Alonso from the Mets.

Schwarber was the hero.

Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal asked him before he strolled to the plate if he was feeling any pressure. "A little bit," Schwarber replied with a chuckle.

Pressure makes diamonds.

Schwarber went to the plate with the NL down 3-1. He left with a 4-3 lead.

The Phillies superstar lined a laser to center for his first homer, hit a moonshot to right-center for his second and leaned down on one knee to crank one down the right-field line for his third.

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With Home Run Derby legend Pete Alonso bringing up the final spot, Schwarber had given the NL a lead it wouldn't relinquish. And Alonso didn't even have to hit, because Aranda didn't leave the yard and the 4-3 lead held up as the final derby score.

It was a historic night in Major League Baseball, and Schwarber stole the spotlight with three of the most legendary swings of his baseball life.

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