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Bryce Harper's go-ahead home run in the eighth inning of NLCS Game 5 that secured a 4-3 win over the Padres and an NL pennant is most definitely playing on a loop in Phillies fans' households right at this moment . Well, for those of you out there who want to see the NLCS MVP's clutch homer from a different view, we've got you covered. In 2022, Bryce Harper led the way for the Phillies in the playoffs.
The Phils added another run in the sixth, which made it a 3-1 lead. The Padres rallied off David Robertson in the ninth, putting the tying run on second and the go-ahead run on first. That prompted Rob Thomson to go with starter Ranger Suarez for the final two outs. Trent Grisham sacrificed the runners over on his first pitch, but Austin Nola (brother of Phillies' pitcher, Aaron) flied out to Nick Castellanos to end the game.
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Jones, who will appear on the ballot for the first time in 2018, falls just shy of the JAWS standard at his position, but he would be a deserving inductee if elected and seems likely to get in eventually. One game-winning home run that about seemed destined from the moment he came to the plate in the eighth inning with the Phillies and their fans beckoning Bryce to deliver in the clutch just one more time. Harper's first hit as a member of the Phillies was a 465-foot home run to the second deck of the right field bleachers at Citizens Bank Park on March 30, 2019, off Jesse Biddle of the Atlanta Braves. On August 15, 2019, Harper hit a walk-off grand slam against the Chicago Cubs. On September 3, 2019, Harper would bat his 100th RBI of the season for the second consecutive year and was the first Philadelphia Phillies player since Ryan Howard in 2011 to hit for 100 RBIs or more in a season.
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As the final out was recorded, the stadium exploded in excitement and manager Rob Thomson, who took over as the interim skipper when the team was seven games under .500 in June, hugged his staff. The Phillies eliminated the St. Louis Cardinals in two quick games, ending the careers of two great future Hall of Famers in Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina. Then the Phils moved on to Atlanta and ended the favored Braves' dream of winning a second straight World Series. Bryce Harper's parents have been spotted at various events, such as the Home Run Derby and after various playoff wins. Harper often speaks as his parents alongside Kayla as the biggest inspiration to keep playing as hard as he can in the pursuit of baseball greatness. Other notable players whose 100th career home run was a grand slam include David Ortiz, Carlos Peña, Mo Vaughn, Dustin Pedroia and John Kruk.
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
It's been a long and incredible journey for Harper, who will play in the World Series for the first time in his storied career Friday night at Minute Maid Park in Houston. He dropped the puck before a game in their inaugural season and put the Golden Knights' logo on his bat during their run to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2018. After his first son's birth, the Vegas Golden Knights gifted him a personalized jersey. In 2018, the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation and the District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation renovated a baseball field in the Takoma neighborhood of Washington, D.C. On October 23, 2022 during game 5 of the National League Championship Series, Harper hit a go-ahead 2-run home run in the bottom of the 8th inning off of Padres right-handed reliever Robert Suárez.
Jose Alvarado pitched a scoreless eighth to keep the Phillies alive. Realmuto opened the bottom of the inning with a single against San Diego reliever Robert Suarez. Realmuto pumped his fist to the dugout as he ran to first base.
Harper is the only major-leaguer whose first grand slam came on his 100th career home run, Elias research shows. Since he was 16 years old, the entire baseball world has watched him grow from an amateur phenom who was hyped like few prospects before him, to a two-time National League MVP who is on track for Cooperstown. On August 12, 2022, Harper announced that he would join the United States national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, joining fellow Phillie J. T. Realmuto. In August, Harper was designated to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in Allentown, the Phillies' Triple-A affiliate, as a final step in his rehabilitation stint from his thumb fracture in June. IronPigs' fans in Allentown greeted Harper's appearance enthusiastically, and Coca-Cola Park quickly sold out to its 10,100 capacity for Harper's appearance against the Gwinnett Stripers. In his August 23 appearance with the IronPigs, Harper homered twice.
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.
On May 8, Harper was walked six times in a game against the Chicago Cubs, tying the MLB record for most walks in a game. Harper also reached base seven times , becoming the first player in over 100 years to reach base seven times without recording an at-bat. In total, Harper was walked 13 times in the four-game series, setting a new MLB record for most walks in a series.
He made his MLB debut with the Nationals the next day against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Harper grounded out to pitcher Chad Billingsley in his first major league at-bat. He recorded his first major league hit, a double, in his third at-bat against Billingsley and got his first RBI on a sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth against Javy Guerra.
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