New contracts and newborns go together for Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber | Sports

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — For Kyle Schwarber, his new contracts and newborns seem to go together.

Hours after Schwarber struck a $79 million, four-year deal to join the Phillies in March 2022, his wife, Paige, gave birth to the couple’s first child, Kade.

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