Harper belongs alongside them on people’s lists of the best players in the game. There is no tier above him.
The moment mattered as much as the milestone. The scoreboard, the situation, the pitcher on the mound. Those are the things that define the great ones. Those are the things that Bryce Harper lives to obliterate. On Wednesday afternoon, they were the things that served to capture the player he has become.It’s a nice threshold. Round numbers are nice. Aesthetically speaking, 300 is easier on the eye than 299. It is also easier to divide.
Expectation. That’s what separates the all-timers from the mortals. It’s the thing that puts Hall of Famers like Harper on a different plane. There are few tasks more difficult than to wake up facing the expectation of greatness and fall asleep having delivered. The numbers are closer than you might think. In fact, Harper’s .924 OPS since 2018 is now a single point higher than Ohtani’s .923 career mark. Besides Harper and Ohtani, the only players with a higher OPS in 2,800-plus plate appearances since 2018 are Juan Soto, Mookie Betts, and Freddie Freeman. Expand it out to 2,400 plate appearances and Aaron Judge and Trout belong.
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