Kyle Schwarber shares incredible story of his rehab from torn ACL in 2016

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.2 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes listened and reacted to Phillies star Kyle Schwarber’s recent comments about his memorable return to play for the Cubs in their championship-winning 2016 season. They also reflected on Schwarber’s career journey.

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0:00.0	Bears fans. Round one of the NFL draft begins tomorrow night, and we are your draft headquarters.
0:06.9	So keep it on the score as we follow all the moves made by the Bears.
0:10.3	On 1043, The Score, broadcasting live from the Hyundai Studios, presented by your local Hyundai dealers.
0:15.8	WSCR, WSCRFM in HD1 Chicago in Odyssey Sports Station.
0:22.6	The score!
0:24.1	Spiegel and Holmes Show Flashback.
0:27.7	We thought his season was over.
0:31.2	He is playing for the first time since game three way back in April, a Friday night, actually a Thursday night, in Phoenix, Arizona,
0:41.2	where he suffered a major knee injury.
0:43.6	It's a miraculous thing, just having him here.
0:46.5	He's batting fifth in the order in game one of the World Series.
0:49.6	Amazing.
0:50.1	It really is.
0:51.8	You know, you've got to tip your head first to Kyle and the surgeon that did the work,
0:56.3	but then all the rehab time that Kyle put in that Wrigley Field.
1:00.3	We watched it progress all season long.
1:03.5	As a rookie a year ago, Schwaber came up huge in the postseason.
1:08.2	I'm sure you remember the home run in the wild card game that landed in the Allegheny River.
1:12.6	That was among his five home runs as a rookie in postseason play.
1:18.6	That's all you got to know is the reason why he's hitting fifth in the Cubs lineup if he was available.
1:24.6	Wow!
1:26.6	That is the day that Kyle Schwerber returned for the World Series.
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