Bryce Harper Will Create MLB History If He Wins the Home Run Derby in Philadelphia

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Bryce Harper Will Create MLB History If He Wins the Home Run Derby in Philadelphia

Harper will take part in the Derby before his home crowd at Citizens Bank Park. He can become the first player in history to win the Derby at their home ballpark twice. Harper did the same in 2018, playing for the Nationals. Todd Frazier (Cincinnati, 2015) and Ryne Sandberg (Chicago, 1990) are the only others to do it once.

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