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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Rachel Steinberg

Bryce Harper ‘loved’ marking home run with secret football-style knee slide

PA Wire

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper revealed he kept plans for a football-style home run celebration secret until he knocked one over the right field wall in his side’s 7-2 victory over the New York Mets at London Stadium.

The Mets were up 1-0 after the first inning of the two-game London Series opener, but the ‘visiting’ Phillies piled on the runs after Harper tied it up with his solo shot in an explosive, six-run fourth that also included a three-run blast by Whit Merrifield.

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