FAYETTEVILLE — After the Philadelphia Phillies picked Casey Martin in the third round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Thursday, he heard from the team’s biggest star.
Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper — a six-time All-Star, the 2012 National League Rookie of the Year and the 2015 NL Most Valuable Player — reached out to Martin on FaceTime.
“One of the probably biggest moments of my life, honestly,” Martin said Friday during a Zoom call with media members. “I’ve grown up watching Bryce Harper play. He’s a stud. He plays the game hard, and never would I have dreamed I’d be on the other end of the phone with him.