The lefty stepped to the plate when a 6-6 tie after nine innings sent the midsummer classic to the first "swing-off" in the game's history. Schwarber efficiently used his three swings to launch three homers and beat the American League 4-3 in the "Home Runs For The Win" contest that decided the game.

After an all-time great performance at the All-Star game, Kyle Schwarber earned a heartfelt message from Phillies skipper Rob Thomson.

Kyle Schwarber is a home run king this week, to say the least.

The Philadelphia Phillies slugger took two pitches — a ball and then a strike — before teeing up a 366-foot "Schwarbomb" to right-center field in the bottom of the first inning Friday night against the Los Angeles Angels.

The former Red Sox slugger homered in all three of his swings, winning game MVP honors and saving the NL after it squandered a six-run lead.

In baseball’s equivalent of soccer’s penalty-kicks shootout, the game was decided by having three batters from each league take three swings each off coaches.

Kyle Schwarber is the Philadelphia Phillies second All-Star Game MVP since Johnny Callison in 1964, and becomes the first non-pitcher to go hitless and win MVP.

The NL blew a huge lead in the All-Star Game, but Kyle Schwarber's heroics in a dramatic home run swing-off saved the day.

Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber made history, becoming MVP after hitting 3 home runs in the first-ever All-Star Game swing-off.

Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber praised the MLB All-Star Game swing-off, likening it to a penalty kick, after earning All-Star MVP honors.

Kyle Schwarber's 3 homers in tiebreaking home run derby lift National League over American League in MLB All-Star Game

Typically, there are two types of Home Run Derby participants. There are the burly sluggers like Pete Alonso, and there are the wiry elite athletes like Ken Griffey Jr. De La Cruz falls into the ladder category, but he also hits the ball harder than most of the players in that archetype.