Phillies’ Bryce Harper hits 300th homer, receives standing ovation from fans
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper has hit his three hundredth profession dwelling run, going deep towards the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday to turn into the 158th participant in main league historical past to achieve that mark.
Harper hit the milestone homer towards Matt Moore within the eighth inning Wednesday for his fifteenth homer of the season. The two-run drive, in Harper’s 1,481st recreation, put Philadelphia forward 8-7.
He homered in three straight video games for the second time this month and has 10 homers in August. Moore was the 224th pitched he went deep towards.
Harper has powered the Phillies all the way in which to the highest of the NL wild card standings, a 12 months after he led them to the World Series. The 30-year-old Harper tied Chuck Klein on the profession listing with No. 300.
He hit his first profession homer on May 14, 2012 with Washington. Harper hit 184 homers in seven years with the Nationals and received the 2015 NL MVP earlier than he signed a free-agent take care of the Phillies forward of the 2019 season. Harper, who signed a 13-year, $330-million contract, has 116 homers with the Phillies, received his second MVP award in 2021 and was NLCS MVP final season.
Harper is the twelfth lively participant to achieve 300. Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera tops the listing at 510.
Harper led the league with 42 homers with Washington in 2015, and hit at the very least 30 three different occasions. Harper’s two-run blast within the eighth inning of a Game 5 win towards San Diego in final season’s NLCS that despatched the Phillies into the World Series is on the brief listing of nice moments in Philly sports activities historical past.
He returned to the lineup this season in May, simply 160 days after surgical procedure on his proper elbow. The restoration from the damage compelled him this season to maneuver from proper area to designated hitter and first base and value him his energy early.
Harper and the Phillies discovered their groove in August. The Phillies entered the sport with 57 homers in August, third most for any crew within the month in MLB historical past.
Harper has by no means hit lower than 13 homers in a season, and a type of years was within the COVID-19-shortened 2020 12 months.
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