WATCH: Kyle Schwarber hits walkoff 463-foot home run

Kyle Schwarber knew his first home run as a National was gone as soon as it left the bat. (Credit: @Nationals on Twitter)

by Cole Little - Senior Writer - Sat Apr 17 13:57:57 GMT-05:00 2021

WASHINGTON — During the offseason, starting pitcher Jon Lester and left fielder Kyle Schwarber departed the Chicago Cubs and joined the Washington Nationals. Schwarber made his first big splash as a Nat on Friday night by drilling a walkoff blast to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Schwarber was mobbed at the plate by his celebratory teammates after going yard. The 463-foot solo jack came in the bottom of the ninth at Nationals Park, giving the Nationals a 1-0 win. Schwarber's first home run of the season, the round-tripper was scorched off the bat at 111.9 mph, with Schwarber taking reliever Alex Young deep on an 87.8-mph sinker. The "Schwarbomb" sported a steep launch angle of 30 degrees as it carried out to right field in a hurry.

Kyle Schwarber made the most of his 1st HR as a Washington National.

112 mph
463 feet
1 #CurlyW @kschwarb12 // #NATITUDE pic.twitter.com/7Byzn8t6cg
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) April 17, 2021

Schwalk-offs > walk-offs@kschwarb12 // #NATITUDE pic.twitter.com/uRHGnwZWY2
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) April 17, 2021

IYKYK@kschwarb12 // #NATITUDE pic.twitter.com/PLOpjyT9M9
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) April 17, 2021

#Dbacks 0 @ #Nationals 1 [B9-1o]:

Kyle Schwarber homers (1): fly ball to RF (solo)

Hit: 463ft??, 111.9mph??, 30°??

Pitch: 87.8mph Sinker (LHP Alex Young, 2)

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— Home Run Tracker (@DingerTracker) April 17, 2021