Kyle Schwarber Stars in Historic Swing-Off Tiebreaker to Hand NL All-Star Game Win

What an electric finish to the Midsummer Classic.

Kyle Schwarber hit three homers in the swing-off to decide the All-Star Game / Brett Davis-Imagn Images

The 2025 All-Star Game at Truist Park in Atlanta couldn't be decided in just nine innings. Instead of the typical extra innings we'd see in any other game, we got another Home Run Derby to finish off the night.

Each league got to send up three batters who each got three swings apiece. Whichever side had the most total homers would win the game. The National League came out on top of the swing-off thanks to three homers from Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber. In total, the NL had four homers compared to three for the American League after the even 6-6 contest.

#AllStarGame Swing-off
AL - 3
NL - 4

Kyle Schwarber GIVES THE NL THE LEAD! pic.twitter.com/NPZJciVTYn

— MLB (@MLB) July 16, 2025

Here are the full results from each player who participated in the swing-off. Remember, they only had three swings to hit as many long balls as they could.

Player	Team	League	Swing-Off Home Runs
Brent Rooker	Athletics	American League	2
Kyle Stowers	Miami Marlins	National League	1
Randy Arozarena	Seattle Mariners	American League	1
Kyle Schwarber	Philadelphia Phillies	National League	3
Jonathan Aranda	Tampa Bay Rays	American League	0
Pete Alonso	New York Mets	National League	N/A (swing-off decided)

The AL had a 3-1 lead before Schwarber stepped to the plate and went 3-for-3 which put the NL on top heading into the final two batters. Rays infielder Jonathan Aranda followed Schwarber with an opportunity to tie things up or give the AL the lead before the NL's final batter, Pete Alonso. Aranda hit a ball just off the top of the wall in right field for a close call, but wasn't able to go deep, which ended the thriller with the NL on top.

The AL came THIS CLOSE to tying the swing-off 😱 #AllStarGame pic.twitter.com/f2k5PEg5qs

— MLB (@MLB) July 16, 2025

Schwarber was named the All-Star Game MVP for the swing-off performance. What a way to end the festivities.

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