64 Facts About Bryce Harper

Bryce Aron Max Harper was born on October 16,1992 and is an American professional baseball right fielder and designated hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball.

Bryce Harper graduated from high school early so that he could attend the College of Southern Nevada, where he won the 2010 Golden Spikes Award.

Bryce Harper made his MLB debut with the Nationals on April 28,2012, at 19 years old.

Bryce Harper was selected for the 2012 All-Star Game, becoming the youngest position player to perform in an All-Star Game.

Bryce Harper won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 2012 and tied for the NL lead in home runs in 2015.

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Bryce Harper was named the NL Most Valuable Player for 2015 by unanimous decision of the Baseball Writers' Association of America; at age 22, he became the youngest MLB baseball player to win the award.

Bryce Harper won his second NL MVP award in 2021 with the Phillies.

Bryce Harper attended Las Vegas High School in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Bryce Harper earned his GED in October 2009 in his junior year, making him eligible earlier for the Major League Baseball draft in June 2010.

Bryce Harper drew a line in the dirt with his bat as he left the plate, presumably to show where he thought the pitch was.

Bryce Harper won the 2010 Golden Spikes Award, given to the best amateur baseball player in the nation.

Bryce Harper was selected to represent the United States in the 2011 All-Star Futures Game during the 2011 All-Star Game weekend.

Bryce Harper went 2-for-3 in his AA debut with two singles, a run, and a walk.

Bryce Harper was placed on the seven-day disabled list and the injury had ended Harper's season.

Bryce Harper made his MLB debut with the Nationals the next day against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Bryce Harper grounded out to pitcher Chad Billingsley in his first major league at-bat.

Bryce Harper 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.

Bryce Harper was the youngest player to homer in the major leagues since Adrian Beltre did in 1998.

Bryce Harper was named a candidate in the All-Star Final Vote, with the winner being added to the All-Star Game roster.

However, Bourn would make the roster after Ian Desmond sustained an injury and Bryce Harper would become the youngest position player to ever make an All-Star roster when it was announced Giancarlo Stanton would undergo knee surgery.

Bryce Harper struggled in the games following the All-Star break, hitting.

Bryce Harper received 112 votes, 16 of them first-place votes, beating Arizona's Wade Miley and Cincinnati's Todd Frazier.

Bryce Harper hit two home runs against the Miami Marlins on Opening Day of the 2013 season.

Bryce Harper was voted a starter for the MLB All-Star Game, his second career All-Star selection.

Bryce Harper hit a total of 16 home runs in the first two rounds to advance to the final round, in which he faced Yoenis Cespedes, an outfielder for the Oakland Athletics.

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Bryce Harper was placed on the 15-day disabled list the next day.

Bryce Harper became the youngest player to accomplish this feat since Joe Lahoud in 1969.

Bryce Harper led the majors in WAR and tied for the NL home run title with 42.

Bryce Harper became the youngest player ever with at least 40 home runs and 120 walks in one season, a distinction previously held by Babe Ruth.

On October 31, Bryce Harper was named the National League winner of the 2015 Hank Aaron Award.

On November 19, Bryce Harper was selected as the 2015 National League Most Valuable Player by unanimous decision.

Bryce Harper reached base seven times, becoming the first player in over 100 years to reach base seven times without recording an at-bat.

In total, Bryce Harper was walked 13 times in the four-game series, setting a new MLB record for most walks in a series.

Bryce Harper returned to the field to celebrate the win with his teammates and was caught shouting profanity towards Knight.

Two days later, Bryce Harper was given a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine, but Bryce Harper appealed the same day.

Bryce Harper walked 108 times, and 20 of them were intentional that led MLB.

On Opening Day, April 3,2017, Bryce Harper hit a solo home run, struck out, and walked against the Miami Marlins.

Bryce Harper's home run was the fifth of his career in a season opener, the most by a player younger than 25.

Bryce Harper set the MLB record for runs scored in the month of April with 32, surpassing Larry Walker's 29 in 1997.

Bryce Harper had hit two home runs off of Strickland in the 2014 National League Division Series, leading Bryce Harper to believe Strickland was seeking revenge.

Bryce Harper slammed down his bat and charged the mound, throwing his helmet wide of Strickland before the two players exchanged punches, starting a bench-clearing brawl in which Giants first baseman Michael Morse, one of several former Nationals teammates of Bryce Harper on the Giants team, suffered a serious concussion in a collision with Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija, which would go on to end his career.

Bryce Harper appealed, and his suspension was reduced to three games.

Bryce Harper was the top overall vote-getter for the National League to start in the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and received the most votes of any one player overall.

Bryce Harper wore cleats for the All-Star Game in honor of the late Miami Marlins ace Jose Fernandez, a division rival pitcher who had held Harper to a career.

On July 27, Bryce 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.

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Bryce Harper 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.

Bryce Harper began the 2018 season by drawing more walks than in previous years.

On March 2,2019, Bryce Harper signed a 13-year, $330 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Bryce Harper chose to wear No 3 with the club, as the number he wore with the Nationals was being considered for retirement by the Phillies in honor of the late Roy Halladay.

At his first press conference, Bryce Harper misspoke saying "We want to bring a title back to DC " The Nationals ended up winning the 2019 World Series in Bryce Harper's absence.

Bryce Harper's first hit as a member of the Phillies was a 465-foot home run to the second deck of the right field bleachers at Citizens Bank Park on March 30,2019, off Jesse Biddle of the Atlanta Braves.

Bryce Harper led the National League with 78 extra-base hits and tied for the major league lead with 42 doubles.

Bryce Harper is the second player in Major League history to win a league MVP with two different teams before the age of 30, joining Barry Bonds.

Bryce Harper was used exclusively as a designated hitter to avoid further damage.

Bryce Harper played for the United States U-18 baseball team in 2008 and 2009, before he was drafted by the Nationals.

Bryce Harper's father, Ron, is an ironworker in Las Vegas and his mother is Sherilyn Harper.

Bryce Harper is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Bryce Harper has spoken publicly about his decision to abstain from alcohol.

Bryce Harper married his longtime girlfriend in a ceremony at the San Diego California Temple in December 2016.

Bryce Harper is a fan of the Vegas Golden Knights of the NHL.

Bryce Harper dropped the puck before a game in their inaugural season and put the Golden Knights' logo on his bat during their run to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2018.

Bryce Harper was featured naked in ESPN's The Magazine 2015 Body Issue.

Bryce Harper has appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on two occasions, the first in 2016 to play Catch Phrase with Fallon, Andy Samberg and Gigi Hadid, and the second in 2019 to play the video game MLB The Show 19 with Fallon, the latter of which featured Bryce Harper as the cover athlete.

In 2016, Bryce Harper signed a 10-year extension with apparel company Under Armour, at the time the largest endorsement deal in history for a baseball player.