WATCH: Kyle Schwarber hits walkoff 463-foot home run |
Cole Little
· · Saturday, April 17 2021
WASHINGTON — During the offseason, starting pitcher Jon Lester and left fielder Kyle Schwarber departed the Chicago Cubs and joined the Washington Nationals. Schwarber made his first big splash as a Nat on Friday night by drilling a walkoff blast to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Schwarber was mobbed at the plate by his celebratory teammates after going yard. The 463-foot solo jack came in the bottom of the ninth at Nationals Park, giving the Nationals a 1-0 win. Schwarber's first home run of the season, the round-tripper was scorched off the bat at 111.9 mph, with Schwarber taking reliever Alex Young deep on an 87.8-mph sinker. The "Schwarbomb" sported a steep launch angle of 30 degrees as it carried out to right field in a hurry. Kyle Schwarber made the most of his 1st HR as a Washington National. Schwalk-offs > walk-offs@kschwarb12 // #NATITUDE pic.twitter.com/uRHGnwZWY2 IYKYK@kschwarb12 // #NATITUDE pic.twitter.com/PLOpjyT9M9 #Dbacks 0 @ #Nationals 1 [B9-1o]:
112 mph
463 feet
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Kyle Schwarber homers (1): fly ball to RF (solo)
Hit: 463ft??, 111.9mph??, 30°??
Pitch: 87.8mph Sinker (LHP Alex Young, 2)
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