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Bryce Harper 'open' to outfield return if it helps Phillies

Two-time National League MVP Bryce Harper is "more than open" to returning to the outfield -- where he played his first nine MLB seasons -- if the Philadelphia Phillies can significantly upgrade at first base.

"I talked to them this offseason about that," Harper told The Athletic in an interview published Wednesday. "Just in case a guy was available [at first] that we needed to have, needed to get. I'd be more than open to it, if we had a guy like that who was going to change our lineup or change the demeanor of our team.