Harper becomes the 12th active player and 158th in baseball history to hit 300 home runs.
Former Phillie Andrew McCutchen has 299 going into the Pirates’ game against the Royals on Wednesday night. Another former Phillie, Carlos Santana of the Brewers, has 296. Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who has been out with post-concussion syndrome, has 295.Harper received a standing ovation as he rounded the bases. When he reached the dugout, he walked back up the steps, and saluted the crowd.
Since Harper spoke those words, he’s hit 12 home runs and slugged .552. He’s hit 10 of those 12 home runs in August. He entered Wednesday’s game with the sixth-highest monthly OPS of his career: 1.229. He’s hitting the ball as hard as he has all year.
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