Bryce Harper set to visit Nationals Park for the first time since leaving Washington to join Philadelphia Phillies for $330 million.
FILE - In this April 30, 2017, file photo, Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper gestures after his home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, in Washington. From the moment Bryce Harper signed his $330 million, 13-year deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, this game is the one everyone has been thinking about. Tuesday night marks Harper's initial visit to Nationals Park to face his former team.
He is off to a good start in his new home, helping the Phillies go 3-0 — they are the only unbeaten team in the majors — with a pair of homers against the Atlanta Braves, each marked by elaborately choreographed celebrations with teammates. There has been something of a parlor game in both the nation's capital and Philadelphia lately, trying to guess how Harper will be greeted upon his return.
"Bring it on, if that's the case," said Nationals lefty reliever Matt Grace, who said he has thought about what it might be like to pitch to his ex-teammate.
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