Kyle Schwarber Eyes Phillies Contract Extension: 'Best Way to Get Paid Is to Win'

Philadelphia Phillies veteran slugger Kyle Schwarber will be a free agent after the 2025 season, but he's hoping his time in the City of Brotherly Love extends beyond this year.

Per Todd Zolecki of MLB.com, Schwarber recently expressed his desire to receive a contract extension from the Phillies, but he's focused on trying to help the team win a World Series title.

"We’ll see," Schwarber said. "I know there’s interest on our side. We’ll see what happens throughout this camp, if they approach us and we get deeper and deeper into discussion. … The best line I’ve ever heard on that is from Jon Lester -- the best way to get paid is to win -- so I’ll just focus on that. It’s what I’ve always focused on."

The Phillies posted the second-best record in MLB in 2024 at 95-67, but they fell to the New York Mets in the National League Division Series in four games. Schwarber is coming off a strong season in which he hit .248 with 38 home runs and a career-high-tying 104 RBI.

While Philadelphia is expected to be competitive again this season, the team didn't make splashy changes to its roster this offseason like other NL powerhouses such as the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets. Still, Schwarber is confident that the Phillies will be able to put the pieces together to contend for a title this season.

"I feel like the pickups we’ve made have been quality," Schwarber said. "And obviously we lost some quality people, but at the end of the day, it’s going to come down to us. We know that we have a good team. ... It’s just going to come down to us to figure out a way to get to where we want to be."