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Re: The Former Nationals Watch (2023)
« Reply #125: May 15, 2023, 09:45:43 AM »
Speaking of Harper, he was ejected after almost doing a Leroy Jenkins toward the Rockies dugout:

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DENVER -- Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper was ejected from Sunday's 4-0 loss at Colorado after charging at the Rockies' dugout following the last out of the top of the seventh inning, setting off an altercation that cleared both teams' benches and bullpens.

Harper appeared to respond to Colorado reliever Jake Bird, who clapped a hand against his glove and said something toward the Philadelphia dugout.

"I get emotion," Harper said. "I understand getting fired up for an inning and stuff like that. But once you make it about a team or make it about yourself and the other team, that's when I've kind of got a problem with it."

Harper was initially restrained by Rockies catcher Elias Diaz, then Phillies third-base coach Dusty Wathan prevented the two-time National League MVP from entering a group of players and coaches gathered near the first-base line.

"After that point, I went out there just to go," Harper said. "J.T. [Realmuto] was right behind me. Taijuan [Walker], same thing. I appreciate my teammates for coming out with me and doing that. It was the heat of the moment. Once we got out there, [Bird] just flew into the dugout and went away. Nobody really saw him after he did what he did."