Bryce Harper Has Promising Words After WBC Loss Heading Into Phillies Season
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Bryce Harper has accomplished just about everything in baseball, but winning a World Series is the last thing he needs to do. Even without one, Harper will go down as an all-timer.
After coming up short with Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, Harper is turning his focus back to winning his first ring at the big league level. While the WBC brought some fun to him and others in MLB, it also served as a reminder of what still has to be won.
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For Harper, the mission is clear heading into the new season.
“Any time you go into any type of tournament, you want to win,” Harper said, per MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki. “Any time you get into any season, you want to win. We've been so close as a team. I've been so close as an individual player, as well. Obviously, that's the remaining thing on the mantle, right? Winning a gold medal in the [World Baseball Classic] would have been incredible. But winning a World Series trophy is what you play for, what you dream of. Hopefully looking forward to doing that this year.”
Despite all of his personal success, Harper is still chasing it all. He had a rough season a year ago for his standards, but added that his swing feels really good right tnow.
“I felt great the whole time,” Harper said.
“I just felt like timing was a little off. I thought my swing felt great. I thought I was getting 3-2 [counts] a lot of the times. Definitely missing some pitches over the plate, things like that. But I think everything was about timing, more than anything, for me. If we had a week left in that tournament, I feel like I would have turned the corner and been pretty good. "So I felt good the last two days against Dominican [Republic] and Venezuela. My swing feels very good right now. I feel like my pitch recognition is pretty good right now, as well. Felt like I controlled the zone pretty well, also. Just timing.”
The Phillies have been knocking on the door. In recent years, they’ve made deep postseason runs and proven they can compete with the best teams in the league. However, each time, they haven’t been able to get the job done.
Perhaps that will change this season.