{"id":65771,"date":"2025-12-09T17:06:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/65771\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T17:06:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:06:07","slug":"kyle-schwarber-re-signs-with-phillies-for-record-150-million-as-mets-turn-to-pete-alonso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/65771\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Schwarber re-signs with Phillies for record $150 million as Mets turn to Pete Alonso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kyle Schwarber is staying in Philadelphia \u2014 and it could have a ripple effect on whether the Mets retain Pete Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies re-signed the NL home run champion to a five-year, $150 million contract on Tuesday, The Post\u2019s Joel Sherman confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN first reported the transaction, and it\u2019s the largest contract ever signed by a designated hitter.<\/p>\n<p>Schwarber re-upping in Philadelphia is the first major free-agency move among position players and will have league-wide effects, particularly with the rival Mets.<\/p>\n<p>Schwarber drew interest from the Mets while they considered life without Alonso, The Post reported, while the Reds, Orioles, Red Sox and even the Pirates expressed a willingness to sign him, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/47256861\/sources-kyle-schwarber-phillies-reach-5-year-150m-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">per ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies made a late push, though, and they retained the 32-year-old lefty slugger.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37881341\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/12-philadelphia-phillies-reacts-hitting-113087760.jpg\" alt=\"Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies reacts after hitting a solo home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers.\" class=\"wp-image-37881341\"  \/>Kyle Schwarber is staying in Philly. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Schwarber hit a career-high 56 homers with an MLB-best 132 RBIs, landing on the All-Star team by slashing .240\/.365\/563 with a career-best .928 OPS.<\/p>\n<p>This season marked his fourth with the Phillies, and it\u2019s possible this is the last large contract he signs.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.47976879;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37881584\" width=\"873\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pete-alonso-20-new-york-112227744.jpg\" alt=\"Pete Alonso of the New York Mets reacts after he couldn't field a ball clean to allow a run to tie the game.\" class=\"wp-image-37881584\"  \/>Pete Alonso is now the top power bat on the market. Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/p>\n<p>Schwarber has slugged 340 career homers and tallied at least 94 RBIs in each season with the Phillies, including 100-plus in each of the last three years.<\/p>\n<p>With Schwarber now signed, it leaves Alonso as the premier power bat on the market. Kyle Tucker is likely the top free agent and should command much more than Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets and Alonso came to an agreement on a two-year deal worth $54 million with an opt-out clause last offseason, and Alonso opted out after a strong 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>Alonso did not land the long-term deal he sought last offseason and is attempting to do so this offseason, though the Mets\u2019 willingness to hand out such a deal remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>The Post reported that the Red Sox and Orioles are among the suitors that will <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/08\/sports\/pete-alonso-driving-to-mlb-winter-meetings-to-meet-with-teams\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">meet with Alonso at his Tampa home<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Bregman is another top free agent and there could be potential trade candidates, although there\u2019s certainly a sentimental connection with Alonso and the Mets.<\/p>\n<p>Cody Belliner fits the Mets in a lot of ways due to his versatility, although the Yankees and others provide stiff competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kyle Schwarber is staying in Philadelphia \u2014 and it could have a ripple effect on whether the Mets&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65772,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[5418,20,9,11,320,10,5419,5389,319],"class_list":{"0":"post-65771","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-kyle-schwarber","9":"tag-mlb","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-headlines","12":"tag-new-york-mets","13":"tag-new-york-news","14":"tag-pete-alonso","15":"tag-philadelphia-phillies","16":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}