Bryce Harper (born 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder
with the Washington Nationals. But that doesn't affect his looks. More
important is he is a devout Mormon, and you know those Latter Day Saints
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Harper was selected by the Nationals with the first
overall pick in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. He stands at 6
feet 2 inches and weighs 230 lbs. Harper won the 2010 Golden Spikes
Award, awarded annually to the best amateur baseball player. Going into
the 2012 season, baseball prospect-watchers, including Baseball America, MLB.com, and Baseball Prospectus routinely ranked Harper as a top-3
prospect. He made his MLB debut with the Nationals on April 28, 2012.
Harper was selected for the 2012 All-Star Game, becoming the youngest
position player to ever be selected. He has been touted as a "five-tool
player". Harper's swing has been compared to that of Babe Ruth. He has
been chosen as the No.2 corner outfielder in the MLB by professional
baseball analytics.
Harper's older brother, Bryan Harper, was a
left-handed pitcher for College of Southern Nevada with Bryce. Bryan
played for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, back to back
winners of the 2010 and 2011 College World Series. Bryan was also
selected in the 2010 MLB Draft, by the Chicago Cubs. He did not sign and
then was drafted in the 2011 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals.
Harper was featured in an episode of ESPN E:60 and was on the cover of
Sports Illustrated in May 2009. Harper received a sponsorship deal with
a nutritional supplement company focusing on active lifestyles,
MusclePharm. Harper's father, Ron, is an ironworker in Las Vegas. Harper
attributes his work ethic to the lessons he learned from watching his
father: "I wanted to come out and I wanted to work hard because he
worked hard. He did it for over 25 years." Harper owns a
customized Mercedes-Benz CLS, outfitted with a low-light glow bat
enclosure in the trunk and Nationals curly "W" insignia on the rear of
the car replacing the Mercedes logo.
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