Was the first three-time All-Star in Nationals history present , is also the first Nationals player to claim multiple fan elected starting assignments Played in a career-high games Five multi-home run games in were the second most in a season in Nationals history A. Dunn - 6 in Was limited to games after injuring his left thumb while sliding into third base, April 25 vs. Was 5-for with a double, triple and four RBI in the three games leading up to the injury During the game in which he sustained the injury, posted a career-high four RBI Returned to action on June 30 after missing 57 games Three of 13 HR came at expense of left-handed pitching hit 2 vs.
LHP in Over the final 27 games of the season, hit. Hit second career game-ending homer, a two-run shot in the 13th inn. Again shined in the Postseason, clubbing three home runs two off Hunter Strickland Towering solo home run off Strickland in the seventh inn. OPS before DL stint was. MIL with a opposite-field home run in first at-bat in first inning, July Amateur: At age of 17 should have been a high school junior , hit.
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Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. Here's a look a the first four at-bats of Harper's career, broken down into a few categories: At-bat 1 Pitches seen : Four Action pitch : outside fastball Most impressive part of the at-bat : When the year-old spit on the second and third pitches he ever saw in the majors, inside fastballs with good location that were designed to punish an overanxious hitter.
One last note : Dude runs like Pete Rose up the line, and I'm pretty sure that's a comparison we'll hear a lot: Baseball Reference similarity scores take lots of things into account -- "hustle", "begrudging admiration", "how much you want to hit him in the face with a pie" -- not just stats.
At-bat 2 Pitches seen : Four Action pitch : outside change Most impressive part of the at-bat : How Harper waited on a first-pitch, get-it-in curve and ripped it foul Note : Billingley's pitch sequence was impressive. Harper was fooled enough to make weak contact Vin Scully talked about: How Harper's mom is a paralegal and his dad is a steelworker, and both were at the game with Scott Boras. At-bat: 3 Pitches seen : Seven Action pitch : high fastball, ripped to center for a double Most impressive part of the at-bat : The part where he ripped the pitch for a double.
To give you an idea of how quick his bat is, here's a still frame: Just based on that still, what would you think the result of that at-bat would be? Three things of interest: a. They were practicing throughout the at-bat b. They were timing their moonings because of a wave that was going around the stadium, not because of Harper's at-bat c. The parties involved looked to be two teenagers and a grown-ass man: Enhance. Some context for that.
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Ultimately, he fulfilled his role of villain with gusto. Harper made kids come to the park and opposing fans irritated. And his trek to free agency, then its conclusion, became an exhausting topic, one so trampled through, Harper signed a year contract in part because he never wanted to deal with the process again. That night in Los Angeles was just the start. His first major-league hit was a double off Billingsley in the seventh inning.
Harper knocked his helmet off when sprinting toward second with desperation. He stopped there, drowning in boos, his pseudo-mohawk falling down his helmet-less head, Ian Desmond clapping in the dugout.
Eight years later, Harper is stuck at home, like everyone else. The expectations following that night have been met on occasion.
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