July 05, 2019
The Philadelphia Phillies are fighting to remain competitive with the Atlanta Braves in the N.L. East heading into to the All-Star break.
Getting a recent bump in production from Bryce Harper will certainly help their chances.
Bryce Harper (who is heating up) is slugging .475 this season.
— Corey Seidman (@CSeidmanNBCS) July 5, 2019
All hitters against Phillies pitching are slugging .468.
Congrats to Bryce Harper on his 1000th career @mlb hit and his 200th home run... Here's a breakdown of all his base hits with his home runs blasting off pic.twitter.com/42xi0uUQOC
— Daren Willman (@darenw) July 4, 2019
Harper became the face of the Phillies franchise this spring when he signed his 13-year, $330 million deal to come to Philadelphia. His bond with the city and fans is an important part of the relationship he's building with the organization.
In a nice gesture on Independence Day, Harper gave a warm shoutout to Ed Glavin, the long-time producer of Ellen DeGeneres' daytime TV show.
Glavin, who is undergoing knee replacement surgery on Friday, shared the message he received from Harper.
Heading into knee replacement surgery tomorrow & my amazing friend @KaraLeo sent me this greeting from my hometown @Phillies and Bryce Harper! I could cry. pic.twitter.com/Sz1JjP39h9
— Ed Glavin (@EdGlavin) July 4, 2019
With Glavin's help, DeGeneres recently sent her show to Citizens Bank Park to hold a contest for one lucky fan to win a new car.
Here's to hoping Harper's kind words help Glavin to a speedy recovery.
