R ight now, it is Kyle Schwarber's league, and everybody else just happens to be playing in it. The Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter continued his white-hot month of July -- and incredible season at the plate -- on Friday night in a 12-5 win over the New York Yankees, going 3-for-5 with two more home runs and four runs batted in.

During Friday’s game against the New York Yankees, Schwarber tied the game in the fifth inning with a two-run home run that marked his 1,000th career hit. His 319th home run became the most homers by any player when reaching the 1,000-hit milestone in MLB history.

The trade deadline is just over one week away, but when it comes to one specific thing, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora is already thinking ahead to this upcoming offseason. Schwarber's and Cora's squads are in the midst of a three-game series against each other,

Phillies slugger reaches a notable point in his MLB career in Friday's game vs. Yankees, and does so in fitting fashion

Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber will be a free agent after this season, and fans are getting restless that a deal hasn’t been reached despite mutual interest between Schwarber and the team.

After winning the World Series in 2008, and getting back to there the next season, former Phillies GM Ruben Amaro traded for Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt and Hunter Pence and signed Cliff Lee as a free agent to go along with a star-studded lineup.