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Bryce’s greatness best understood through swings he doesn’t take

HOUSTON — Bryce Harper’s game-winning two-run home against Robert Suarez in Game 5 of the 2022 National League Championship Series is the defining moment of his career. Within the next 20 years or so, there will come a time where baseball writers get together and agree that he’s worthy of enshrinement into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The home run will prominently be featured in a video montage that tells the story of his baseball life. Like all the elite hitters in the history of baseball, Harper’s greatness is defined by what happens when he puts the ball in play.