{"id":475272,"date":"2025-07-16T06:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/schwarber-is-the-heroe-he-hits-three-home-runs-in-the-tiebreaker-and-wins-the-mvp-of-the-2025-all-star-game\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T06:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:46:08","slug":"schwarber-is-the-heroe-he-hits-three-home-runs-in-the-tiebreaker-and-wins-the-mvp-of-the-2025-all-star-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/sports\/baseball\/schwarber-is-the-heroe-he-hits-three-home-runs-in-the-tiebreaker-and-wins-the-mvp-of-the-2025-all-star-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Schwarber is the h\u00e9roe: he hits three home runs in the tiebreaker and wins the MVP of the 2025 All-Star Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ATLANTA \u2013<\/strong> Phillies slugger, <strong>Kyle Schwarber<\/strong>, was the absolute protagonist of the <strong>95th All-Star Game<\/strong> by shining in the new <strong>\u201cDecisive Derby\u201d<\/strong> format and giving the victory to the <strong>National League<\/strong> over the <strong>American League<\/strong>. Thanks to his historic performance of <strong>three home runs in three swings<\/strong>, Schwarber was named <strong>Most Valuable Player of the All-Star Game Ted Williams, presented by Chevrolet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You may be interested in<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/la-liga-nacional-conquista-el-juego-de-estrellas-2025-con-historico-derby-decisivo-en-atlanta\/\">The National League conquers the 2025 All-Star Game with a historic decisive Derby in Atlanta<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;It was incredible. The guys were really excited, cheering on every swing. When the last home run crossed the fence, everyone was euphoric. It was a lot of fun,&#8221; said Schwarber.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nAfter the American team tied the game 6-6 with a comeback in the ninth inning, the result was decided by a special round of home runs between three batters per team. Schwarber was in charge of tipping the scales with blasts of <strong>428, 461 and 382 feet<\/strong>, thus surpassing his opponents.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kyle Schwarber goes 3-for-3 to give the NL the win \ud83d\udd25 <br><br>It&#39;s the first-ever MLB All-Star game swing-off \ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dKEUSkyRPX\">pic.twitter.com\/dKEUSkyRPX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1945333554390397118?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The swing-off, for the first time in action<\/h3>\n\n\nThis \u201cdecisive derby\u201d was implemented in the new collective agreement, but it had not been necessary until now. Managers <strong>Aaron Boone<\/strong> (American League) and <strong>Dave Roberts<\/strong> (National League) chose their representatives for the final competition:\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>National League (4 HR):<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kyle Stowers: 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kyle Schwarber: 3<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pete Alonso: his turn was not necessary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>American League (3 HR):<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brent Rooker: 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Randy Arozarena: 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jonathan Aranda: 0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nSchwarber&#8217;s perfect performance left the Mexican Aranda with no answer, who failed to connect a home run, and sealed the victory of the Old Circuit by <strong>7-6 on the official scoreboard<\/strong>.\n\n\n<p> <strong>Second MVP for a Phillies player since 1964<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nSchwarber found out just on Monday that he could be part of the swing-off. Without hesitation, he accepted the challenge. &#8220;They told me that Roberts wanted me for that and I said: &#8216;Of course&#8217;. Although you never think you&#8217;re really going to need it,&#8221; he confessed.\n\nThus, the left-handed slugger joins <strong>Johnny Callison<\/strong> (1964) as the only <strong>Phillies<\/strong> players to receive this award since its inception in 1962.\n\n\n<p>The key, according to Schwarber, was the connection with <strong>Dino Ebel<\/strong>, Dodgers&#8217; third base coach, who threw him the balls. \u201cDino threw me perfect batting practice. I knew him since the World Classic, so there was good chemistry\u201d, he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A historic and emotional night<\/h3>\n\n\nTruist Park also vibrated with the multimedia tribute to <strong>Hank Aaron<\/strong> and his mythical home run 715, accompanied by fireworks, a virtual recreation and the voice of <strong>Vin Scully<\/strong> narrating that legendary connection.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATLANTA \u2013 Phillies slugger, Kyle Schwarber, was the absolute protagonist of the 95th All-Star Game by shining in the new \u201cDecisive Derby\u201d format and giving the victory to the National League over the American League. 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