For any rookie baseball player just entering the MLB, getting your first major league hit is a moment to remember. But when that moment gets its thunder stolen from you – by a mooning fan to boot – well, that’s quite something. It’s what happened to Washington Nationals’ Bryce Harper, who only made his MLB debut with the team on April 28.
The slow and steady rise of Bryce Harper is gaining speed.
The highly-touted number one overall pick of the Washington Nationals in last year’s draft was called up to Double-A Monday where he made an immediate splash by going 2-for-3 for the Harrisburg Senators.