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On May 9, Harper was ejected from the dugout for yelling at home plate umpire Brian Knight when teammate Danny Espinosa was called out on strikes. Harper returned to the field to celebrate the win with his teammates and was caught shouting profanity towards Knight. Two days later, Harper was given a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine, but Harper appealed the same day. On May 14, Harper dropped his appeal and began serving the one-game suspension. In 147 games of 2016, Harper finished with a .243 batting average, 24 home runs, and 86 RBI. He also walked 108 times, and 20 of them were intentional that led MLB.
On August 18, 2011, Harper injured his hamstring while running from second to third on an extra-base hit. 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. The Washington Nationals chose Harper with the first overall selection of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. Although Harper had previously and predominantly played catcher, the Nationals drafted him as an outfielder to extend his career and to accelerate his player development so that he could debut in MLB earlier.
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Baseball-Reference Bullpen 100,000+ pages of baseball information, How to Contribute, ... Bryce Harper hit his 99th home run and just missed his 100th Thursday night. Your browser does not support iframes.That, believe it or not, is the 99th home run of Harper's career.
Reliever David Robertson was pulled after a pair of one-out walks in the ninth. Ranger Suárez made his first relief appearance of the season and retired Trent Grisham on a bunt and got Austin Nola — brother of Phils ace Aaron Nola — on a routine fly to finish it for a huge save. Instead, the star who signed a 13-year contract to play in Philadelphia delivered — in this season, in this game. Houston held a 3-0 lead over the New York Yankees in the ALCS. The World Series will begin Friday night at the home of the AL champion. PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper broke up the Phillies postseason party on the mound and directed his team to where the true revelry was about to begin for the National League champs.
Watch Harper's epic HR again and again, from multiple angles
At the signing deadline, Harper and the Nationals agreed to a five-year contract worth $9.9 million, including a $6.25 million signing bonus and eight semesters of college tuition. He said he chose to wear No. 34 because "I always loved Mickey Mantle, three and four equals seven." Thursday night, the Nationals dropped their home opener to the Marlins following a lengthy rain delay .
Jake Cronenworth led off the seventh inning with a single, which ended Wheeler’s day – perhaps a bit too quickly - but not before he tossed yet another postseason gem. He threw six innings of three-hit ball while walking none and striking out eight. He got Austin Nola on a flyball to right field to end the game. Had the Phillies lost the game, Nola's brother, Aaron, would have started Game 6 for the Phillies in San Diego on Monday night.
Phillies manager on how Bryce Harper's surgery affects next season
This year, Harper has further refined his approach at the plate, this time by reducing his strikeouts. Harper struck out in 21% of his plate appearances through his first four seasons, including 20% last year. In 2016, however, he has struck out just three times in 35 plate appearances, or 8.6%. What's more, his contact rate is up to 81.6% from 73.6% in his first four years.
"Bryce Harper ejected, and suspended, perhaps ending amateur career – Daily Pitch". The Nationals finished the season with a 95–67 record, clinching the NL East division, but lost to the Dodgers in the 2016 NLDS. After the 2014 season, Harper planned to travel to Japan to participate in the 2014 Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series, but later withdrew.
During his first World Series, Harper went 4 for 20 at bats, scoring a run each in Games 1 and 3. Most notably, in Game 3, Harper hit the first of five homers from the Phillies against Lance McCullers, Jr., with the game tying the record for most home runs from a single team in one World Series game. The Phillies would lose against the Astros four games to two.
In 1999, Vladimir Guerrero hit 42 home runs with the 1999 Montreal Expos, then a year later he hit 44 home runs with the 2000 Montreal Expos, the first player in franchise history to reach 40. Then in 2006, Alfonso Soriano set the franchise record for most home runs in a single season when he hit 46 home runs with the 2006 Nationals. 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. 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.
Harper drew a line in the dirt with his bat as he left the plate, presumably to show where he thought the pitch was. It was Harper's second ejection of the year and resulted in a two-game suspension. The suspension ended his amateur career, and Southern Nevada lost the game from which Harper was ejected. With Harper suspended, the team also lost their next game, which eliminated them from the tournament. Harper won the 2010 Golden Spikes Award, given to the best amateur baseball player in the nation.
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