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Bryce Harper named Hank Aaron Award finalist for second consecutive season

Major League Baseball announced its annual Hank Aaron Award finalists on Wednesday. Among those is Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper, who has been nominated for the award for a second consecutive season.

Bryce Harper is one of seven NL finalists for the Hank Aaron Award. (Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire)

The soon to be 28-year-old Harper was on an MVP-pace to begin the 2020 season. He batted .338 with six home runs, 16 RBIs and a 1.147 OPS from July 24 to Aug. 20.

With a back injury settling in, Harper struggled through the remainder of the season and went a brief tear again during the last week of the season when the Phillies were trying to stave off another September collapse.