If Bryce Harper one day hits a walk-off home run that clinches a World Series title for the Washington Nationals, no one will be surprised. If he closes out Game 7 of the World Series by striking out the final batter, that will come as quite the shock.
But a kid can dream, right?
Harper was a guest on the latest episode of MLB Network’s “Play Ball,” which is a show for kids. When host Harold Reynolds asked him what position he would like to play other than outfield, Harper said he would love to catch a big league game. He also spoke about wanting to be a closer.
“If I could catch a big league game and just be able to work with the pitcher and do that, I’d definitely do that,” Harper said, according to Scott Allen of The Washington Post. “But if I could close one inning, in the ninth, in Game 7 of the World Series, it would be unbelievable. One of those two.”
Harper caught some games during his lone season at the College of Southern Nevada, so we’re much more likely to see him behind the dish than on the mound. We’re not going to see him in either location during a World Series game.
For now, Harper will just have to focus on hitting entertaining moonshots like this. But if the Nationals ever find themselves in Game 7 of the World Series with their entire bullpen battling a vicious stomach bug, they know exactly where to turn.
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