ORLANDO, Fla. -- Slugger Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies are finalizing a five-year, $150 million contract, sources told ESPN on Tuesday, reuniting the National League home run leader and the franchise with whom he blossomed into a perennial MVP candidate.

Following a frenzied free agency that saw efforts to sign Schwarber by the New York Mets , Boston Red Sox , Baltimore Orioles and even small-market teams in Pittsburgh and his hometown Cincinnati , a late push by Philadelphia secured the 32-year-old a rare big-money, long-term deal for a designated hitter.

Coming off a division series loss to the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers , the Phillies balked at life without Schwarber, their clear clubhouse leader and a highly respected figure in t

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