Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network
Show Name: I-95 Rundown
Episode Title: Bryce Harper
You are listening to I-95 Rundown the podcast with your host Charlie.
In this episode of I-95 Rundown the Podcast we discuss: The Phillies and many different players who play for the team today.
Segment 1: Bryce Harper’s Early life
- Bryce Aron Max Harper was born on October 16, 1992. In Las Vegas, Nevada
- Harper attended Las Vegas High School.
- His Dad was a steelworker and a Paralegal.
- Touted as the next big thing in baseball when he was 16 years old.
- He played T-Ball when he was 3 against kids twice his age.
- His Dad threw Sunflower Seeds, Bottle Tops, and Dried Red Beans to improve his hand eye coordination with the ball.
- Before Harper’s 10th birthday he was competing on travel teams, over the next seven years playing in 80 to 130 games a year.
- When he was 16 he hit a ball 502 feet at Tropicana Field. This is the longest homerun ever hit. in this park.
- He also played football and snowboarded.
- Bryce Harper’s role models were Pete Rose and Mickey Mantle
Segment 2: Rise to the Majors/ Career with the Nationals
- Sports Illustrated put Harper on it’s cover with the headline Baseball's Chosen One
- He was called Baseball’s LeBron
- The Washington Nationals drafted him number overall in 2010.
- Harper’s first contract was when he signed a 9.9 million dollar contract with the Washington Nationals.
- The Nationals called him up when he had just played 21 games in the minors.
- Harper made his Major league debut at the Dodger Stadium on April 28 at age 19.
- That season he hit .270 and 22 Home runs. He won the NL Rookie of the year.
- In 2015, He hit .330 and 42 Home Runs and won NL MVP as an unanimous choice.
- In his last season with the Nationals he won the home run derby in front of his fans in Washington, DC.
Segment 3: Career with the Phillies
- In the next off season, Harper signed a 13 year, 330 million dollar contract with the rival Philadelphia Philles.
- Harper went up against his former team early in his first season with the Phillies and faced heavy Boos. He responded with a second deck home run helping the Phillies win.
- During his seven seasons in...
