Kyle Schwarber declined to participate in MLB’s official Home Run Derby on Monday night, deciding rest and relaxation was the better part of valor.
Fate, it seems, will not be denied.
Since 1965, the Phillies have had 146 representatives sent to the All Star Game, including Zack Wheeler (who did not play) and Kyle Schwarber this year.
Last night, Kyle Schwarber did what none of them had done.
The Phillies, at long last, have another All Star Game MVP.
After the American League battled back from a 6-0, 7th inning deficit to tie the Midsummer Classic with two runs in the 9th, MLB rules instituted during the last collective bargaining agreement four years ago determined the game would not end in a tie, nor would they play extra innings with a zombie runner on 2nd.