Do Yankees Regret Passing On Bryce Harper?
New York Yankees fans get the heartburn whenever Bryce Harper does something fantastic. This is what occurred on Wednesday night when he blasted two home runs and leaned into the audience to look Atlanta Braves shortstop Orlando Arcia in the eye after publicly making fun of the Philadelphia Phillies star for being thrown out at first base to finish Game 2.
Do Yankees Regret Passing On Bryce Harper?
The Philadelphia Phillies are playing in the National League Championship Series for the second year in a row, led by Bryce Harper, who is once again an important member of the team and serves as a captain both on and off the field. Harper hit three home runs against the Braves in the NLDS and had a batting average of 1.765 over four games.
BRYCE HARPER DEMOLISHED! THAT WAS OBVIOUS! pic.twitter.com/ALs38vPB5V
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) October 11, 2023
Texans shortstop One free agent who may have gotten away with it was Corey Seager, an AL MVP contender and one of the finest left-handed hitters in baseball who led his club into the ALCS. Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies, who has a 1.380 playoff OPS and will face the Diamondbacks in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Monday night, may as well.
Bryce Harper was born to play in Philly. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/jYPPtguvWs
— MLB (@MLB) October 12, 2023
Harper has the fifth-best all-time OPS for players with 150 postseason plate appearances (1.011 OPS, 181 plate appearances), falling behind Carlos Beltran (1.021, 215), George Brett (1.023, 184), Babe Ruth (1.214, 150), and Lou Gehrig (1.214, 150).
When asked if he would be open to signing in the Bronx in 2019 as a free agent, Bryce Harper revealed that he was a die-hard Yankees fan growing up during an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show on ESPN.
I have so much respect for Bryce Harper. He is the man 💯 pic.twitter.com/8PLNmvpPea
— Baseball (@mlbelites_) October 13, 2023
Everyone knew that I had always been a fan of the Yankees. I grew up watching some pretty good Yankee teams, including those including Bernie Williams, Derek Jeter, and Jorge Posada. However, I was unable to conceive without supporting the Philadelphia Phillies.
Friendly reminder that Bryce Harper dropped out of High School at 16, transferred to a JuCo, and got drafted at 17.
He came into pro baseball as the most-hyped prospect of all time with insane expectations.
13 years later, he’s one of the best players in the league pic.twitter.com/uhzFajjASI
— Baseball Legends (@Leg_baseball) October 14, 2023
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