There’s been a bit of controversy over some of my selections in the “20 greatest,” and that’s to be expected. Each of us has his or her own opinion of “greatest” when it comes to home runs. This is, obviously, mine.
But I’m pretty sure you all expected to see this one on this list, and here it is.
At the time this home run was hit, Kyle Schwarber had played 69 major-league games. He had more or less settled into a role as the Cubs’ everyday left fielder, though he’d occasionally be slotted into right field, and in fact, that’s where he was on this night, as the Cubs faced the Pirates at PNC Park in the 2015 Wild Card Game.