Former Middletown High standout Kyle Schwarber logged his 1,000th career hit, a two-run homer. He met with the fans who caught it after the game.

Kyle Schwarber's 1,000th career hit was, fittingly, a Schwarbomb. The Phillies slugger reached the milestone with a 114 mph rocket home run over the right-center-field wall in the fifth inning of Friday night's series opener at Yankee Stadium.

Kyle Schwarber topped Mark McGwire for most home runs among a player's first 1,000 hits, hitting long ball No. 319. “I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not,” the Philadelphia Phillies slugger said.

Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber hit a pair of two-run homers against the Yankees, including one that gave him 1,000 career hits.

Statcast measures the exit velocity, bat speed and hang time on Kyle Schwarber's two-run home run, his 1,000th career hit

Kyle Schwarber hit his 1,000th career hit in Phillies’ win over Yankees. A fan who, caught the ball, made a surprising request to slugger.

Kyle Schwarber has noted multiple times that he'd like to stay with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies aren’t cheap, so it isn't a fair point to make regarding whether he actually leaves one day,