Kyle Schwarber vowed to return "bigger, faster and stronger" after he tore two ligaments in his left knee in an outfield collision with Chicago Cubs teammate Dexter Fowler on Thursday.

"I was disappointed for about 30 minutes," Schwarber said. "I got to talk to some of the guys. They definitely brought my spirits up.

"It's not the way you plan your season going -- playing two games, then you're out for the season -- but now I have to be there for them in a different way."

Schwarber plan to remain a part of the team as he rehabs his knee and ankle, which he sprained in the collision as well.

"Once that night came after the injury, I knew something significant probably happened because my knee was very swollen," Schwarber recalled. "I have a pretty good feel for my own body, and I knew something was probably wrong. I didn't see two tears coming. You have to face it head on. I'm not going to back down from it."