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Bryce Harper's career timeline

June 7, 2010: No. 1 overall Draft pick The Nationals signed the then-17-year-old to a 5-year, $9.9M deal, including a $6.25M signing bonus

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April 28, 2012: MLB debut Harper picked up his first Major League hit with a double against the Dodgers, and would hit his first career homer on May 14

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Nov. 2012: Rookie of the Year After hitting .270/.340/.477 with 22 homers and 18 steals in 139 games, Harper even received some down-ballot MVP votes

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Nov. 2015: 1st MVP Award Putting up a .330/.460/.649 slash line with 42 HRs and a 198 OPS+ is a surefire way to secure your first career MVP Award

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Oct. 2017: Last postseason with Nats In the final of 4 postseason appearances with Washington, Harper hit .211 with a 2B and a HR but the Nats came up short in NLDS G5

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March 2019: Swaps NL East clubs in first free agency “You're always remembered for winning, and what better place to do it than Philly?”

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Nov. 2021: Wins NL MVP again A 1.044 OPS with an MLB-leading 42 doubles and 35 homers in 141 games was just the ticket to secure Harper another MVP Award

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Oct. 23, 2022: The swing of his life Back in the postseason after 5 years, a go-ahead HR in NLCS G5 put the Phillies in the Fall Classic and helped Harper earn NLCS MVP honors (.400 BA, 3 2Bs, 2HRs, 5 RBIs)

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Nov. 1, 2022: A World Series smash In his first Fall Classic, Harper fired up the Philadelphia crowd with a booming 2-run homer in Game 3

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Oct. 11, 2023: Atta boy Harper Bryce Harper's two-homer game gives him the most dingers (10) in NLDS history

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Oct. 16, 2023: A birthday blast Bryce Harper celebrates his 31st birthday with a postseason homer

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