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During a rehab game with the Double-A Harrisburg Senators on June 28, Harper hit 3 home runs in a single game. In 100 games during the season, Harper batted .273 with 13 home runs and 32 RBI. Harper hit two home runs against the Miami Marlins on Opening Day of the 2013 season. At age 20, he became the youngest major league player to hit two home runs in his team's first game of the season.
Harper appealed, and his suspension was reduced to three games. Harper credited Morse with preventing him from injury during the scrum, as Morse had absorbed a body blow from Samardzija that appeared to be aimed at Harper, telling a MASN reporter, "I'm very thankful for Mikey Mo." For the 2010 college season, 17-year-old Harper enrolled at the College of Southern Nevada of the Scenic West Athletic Conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association , where he was a catcher. His older brother Bryan, who had been his teammate at Las Vegas High School, was one of the Southern Nevada Coyotes' starting pitchers, and the brothers often worked as a battery. An advantage for Harper in his eventual transition to his MLB career was that the SWAC, like MLB, uses wooden bats in conference play. In 66 games, he hit 31 home runs with 98 RBIs, hitting .443 with a .526 OBP, and a .987 SLG.
Bryce Harper's two-run home run
With the Giants leading the series, 2-1, entering Tuesday’s play, the Nationals face elimination if they lose and a decisive Game 5 back in D.C. The Phillies will open play in their eighth World Series and first since 2009 on Friday night in either Houston or the Bronx. Zack Wheeler, who gave up just two runs in six innings Sunday, will be rested and ready to go. Harper made the dreams of a city come true when he clubbed a two-run homer with no outs in the bottom of the eighth inning to rescue the Phillies from a one-run deficit. Under a blue, gray sky, with a chilly autumn wind kicking up, the Phillies finalized their trip to their eighth World Series in franchise history with a heart-stopping 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres in Game 5 of the NLCS. The Phillies eliminated the St. Louis Cardinals in two quick games, ending the careers of two great future Hall of Famers in Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina.
He was voted a starter for the MLB All-Star Game, his second career All-Star selection. In Game 5 of the 2012 NLDS against the St. Louis Cardinals, Harper hit his first postseason home run. The Nationals would eventually lose the game 7–9 despite leading by 6 runs. He finished his first postseason appearance with a .130 batting average. The Nationals promoted Harper to the major leagues on April 27, 2012, after Ryan Zimmerman was placed on the disabled list. He made his MLB debut with the Nationals the next day against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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My house and all of Philadelphia erupted at the moment; after I let out my classic battle yell, I instantly burst into tears. Realmuto on first base as the Phillies trail 3-2 with no outs. Harper begins to take his slow walk to the plate, and I can feel all the nerves and emotions of the four other people in our living room. Suddenly, in shocking fashion, I feel something pulling me to sit in that wooden chair. You would have thought my grandfather was a Nationals fan with how much he talked about them.
Seranthony Dominguez was the first man out of the pen, but he threw a wild pitch to put the tying run at second. On his next pitch, Josh Bell doubled to right-center to tie the game at two. Two batters later, Dominguez threw two more wild pitches to score pinch runner Jose Azocar all the way from second.
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Harper went 2-for-3 in his AA debut with two singles, a run, and a walk. Harper attended Las Vegas High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. In May 2009, Sports Illustrated featured Harper in a cover story, comparing him with LeBron James by similarly calling him his sport's "Chosen One". He earned his GED in October 2009 in his junior year, making him eligible earlier for the Major League Baseball draft in June 2010.
On October 31, Harper was named the National League winner of the 2015 Hank Aaron Award. On November 19, Harper was selected as the 2015 National League Most Valuable Player by unanimous decision. With his MVP win at age 23, Harper became the youngest player to unanimously win the award. Harper also became the first player in Nationals/Expos history to win an MVP award and the first player that played for a Washington team to win one. On April 18, 2015, Harper hit the longest home run of his MLB career with a 461-foot drive over the center field wall against the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Harper's 31 home runs in 2010 broke the school's previous record of 12, and he was named the 2010 SWAC Player of the Year. Harper began the 2018 season by drawing more walks than in previous years. He was batting .219 with 21 home runs and 50 RBIs when he was named a starting outfielder for the 2018 MLB All-Star Game, where he also won the homerun derby. He finished the season with a career-high 130 walks, 34 home runs, a .249 batting average, and 100 RBIs, marking his first season reaching triple-digit RBIs. On July 27, Harper hit one of four consecutive home runs by Nationals hitters off Milwaukee Brewers starter Michael Blazek; this was the first time that the feat had been accomplished in Major League Baseball since the 2011 season. He was 24 years and 295 days old when he accomplished this feat, exactly the same age as Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout when he hit his 150th home run.
Though serving a mission is strongly encouraged for male members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who are between the ages of 18 and 26, it is not required. During a game against the San Diego Padres on April 25, 2014, Harper suffered a left thumb injury when he slid into third base on a 3-run triple. An MRI revealed that the thumb had a torn ulnar collateral ligament. On April 28, it was announced that Harper would require surgery to repair the ligament tear in the thumb.
IronPigs' fans in Allentown greeted Harper's appearance enthusiastically, and Coca-Cola Park quickly sold out to its 10,100 capacity for Harper's appearance against the Gwinnett Stripers. In his August 23 appearance with the IronPigs, Harper homered twice. The Phillies surged in the second half to reach the playoffs, their first appearance since 2011. On May 12, Harper was diagnosed with a small tear in the ulnar collateal ligament of his right elbow. He received a platelet-rich plasma injection to alleviate the pain on May 15, but was not allowed to throw in the outfield for at least six weeks. He was used exclusively as a designated hitter to avoid further damage.
Manager Davey Johnson began to give Harper days off due to his poor play and visible on-field frustration. Johnson said that Harper had become "overly aggressive" at the plate. Harper is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has spoken publicly about his decision to abstain from alcohol. In 2014, he said that he sometimes drinks coffee during the baseball season.
The home run, Harper's sixth of this postseason, left the crowd of 45,485 dancing in the aisles. This wonderful surprise party that the Phillies have thrown for their city and their fans will have one more chapter. Harper laid the groundwork for that home run by laying off a 1-2 changeup from Suarez. As he told Ken Rosenthal moments after touching home plate, that had him looking for something hard, and he got it.
TikTok user BrendanCohen8 posted his clip of the big hit at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia as the Phillies took a 2-1 lead in the World Series against the Houston Astros. "Bryce Harper ejected, and suspended, perhaps ending amateur career – Daily Pitch". Harper and his girlfriend Kayla Varner were engaged in 2014, but their wedding that was set for January 2015 did not take place. In July 2016, Kayla announced the couple's reconciliation and re-engagement. They were married at the San Diego California Temple in December 2016.
Harper grounded out to pitcher Chad Billingsley in his first major league at-bat. He recorded his first major league hit, a double, in his third at-bat against Billingsley and got his first RBI on a sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth against Javy Guerra. On June 2 that year, Harper was ejected from a National Junior College World Series game by home plate umpire Don Gilmore for disputing a called third strike.
The injury was severe enough for him to be carried off the field by his coaches. He was placed on the seven-day disabled list and the injury ended Harper's season. Harper began the 2012 season with the Syracuse Chiefs of the Class AAA International League. Anyone who knows me knows I am an emotional roller coaster during Philly sports games. The highs are incredibly high, and the lows tend to be incredibly low for me. As a result, my heart rate probably reaches unhealthy levels at times.
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