PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Bryce Harper didn’t waste any time endearing himself to Phillies fans during his introduction Saturday in Clearwater. He, too, wants to see a certain Millville, New Jersey, outfielder playing center field at Citizens Bank Park. During a radio interview with 94WIP on Tuesday, Harper doubled down on his plans to recruit Mike Trout to the Philadelphia Phillies in 2020.
“If you don’t think I’m gonna call Mike Trout to come to Philly in 2020,” Harper told 94WIP, “you’re crazy.”
Whoa.
“For me, I can be able to talk to Trout – or whoever it is, big-name free agent or whoever wants to come to Philly or is thinking about coming to Philly, I can say, ‘Hey, this is the place to be.