Kyle Schwarber Creeping In On Red Sox Legend’s MLB Record

Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber flourishes under the October spotlight, similarly to former Boston Red Sox star Manny Ramírez.

In fact, so similar that Schwarber is close to surpassing Ramirez in the all-time Major League Baseball history books -- very close.

Picking up where he left off last season when Schwarber belted a National League-leading 46 home runs, the left-handed-hitting power threat trumped that mark with a new career-high in 2023 (47). Schwaber hasn't taken his foot off the gas in the postseason, batting .320 with three homers amid Philadelphia's latest run thus far.

In Game 2 of the NL Championship Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Schwarber carried a red-hot run at the plate and crushed two home runs at Citizens Bank Park. That rose Schwarber's career total in a championship series to 10, just three short of Ramírez's all-time MLB record according to ESPN Stats & Info.

Ramírez, like Schwarber, grew into a postseason icon, blasting various clutch round-trippers throughout eight seasons with the Red Sox, including two successful World Series runs.

Schwarber will try to add to his home run total Thursday night when the Phillies visit the D-Backs for Game 3 of the NLCS at Chase Field.