Naturally, the presence of the clean-shaven Bryce Harper quickly led to rampant Internet speculation of Harper trying to appeal to a potential employer, the Yankees — whose own broadcast team couldn’t help but get caught up in the moment.
The timing of Harper’s new look is indeed curious, but I tend to side with a more logical explanation.
Perhaps Mrs. Harper wanted her husband to shave — to let his slight cleft chin breathe. Summer is almost upon us and temperatures on Monday reached the 90s in D.C.. Or maybe, Bryce is looking to snap out of a nearly two-month long slump.