Bryce Harper had himself a heck of a birthday.
Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber got the parter started in Game 1 of the NLCS with a home run on the very first pitch that Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen threw. Then, two batters later, it was Harper’s turn. Harper, who turned 31 on Monday, took the first pitch he saw and crushed it 420 feet for homer.
Harper’s dinger blew the roof off of Citizens Bank Park, and that energy was mirrored by the Phillies’ Spanish-language radio broadcast team of Bill Kulik and Oscar Budejen, who broke into an impromptu rendition of “Happy Birthday” after Harper rounded the bases.
