A biography for Kyle Schwarberhasn’t been written yet.
“Every time I step up to the plate I have confidence in myself.”
“I was 8 or 10, and I was a catcher, and my grandmother said to me, 'I want you to be like Johnny Bench.' I said, 'Who's Johnny Bench?' She said, 'The best catcher to ever play the game.' She told me all about him.”
“I always try to be an even-keeled dude.”
“The end result of how I obviously departed from the Cubs wasn't ideal.”
“Gerrit is one of the best pitchers in the game.”
“I've never done any bat-speed training or anything like that. There are things that you work on during the offseason in the weight room that can help that. But it's not like I'm focusing on bat speed.”
“That's what good teams do, they jump on mistakes.”
“I'm a big glove hoarder. If I have gloves, I like to hoard them.”
“I feel like if I can put myself in a good position when I'm at the plate that I'm going to give myself a better chance to put the ball in play.”
“There are games where I've struggled. It's always a learning experience and I learn from those struggles.”
“It's a crazy game that goes up and down.”
“Any hitter will tell you, whenever you feel right, you're not thinking. If you lose the feel a little bit, you think a little bit and the next thing you know you lead to different thoughts.”
“I think that's kind of the biggest thing is keying in on your pitch and not trying to hit a home run. I've caught myself trying to do that where I've swung and missed at a first-pitch fastball that could've been a hit, and you find yourself trying to do too much with the pitch.”
“I got kind of spoiled when I was young coming up in the big leagues and made the postseason.”
“You've got to be prepared wherever you're hitting.”
“If it's taking the walk or getting some good quality contact, the result is the result.”
“Look, I'm in the business of winning baseball games.”
“To be honest with you, I want to play stupid. That's kind of the best way to describe it - just keep going up there and take your at-bat. Don't remember the one before, just live in the present.”
“People have this big consensus that I'm just a big bat and I can't play defense. I beg to differ. I'm going to go out there and give it my all.”
“In football, the middle linebacker is the field captain, and it's the same for a catcher in baseball - you're the field manager. You control the staff - they trust you, and you trust them - and you have to know where everyone's playing. You direct. It's a big responsibility. I love it.”