Bryce Harper got off to about as good of a start to his Philadelphia Phillies career as one could have possibly envisioned. Harper, while donning Phillie Phanatic cleats, didn’t hit a home run in his first game in red pinstripes. That was fine, though, because over the next three games, the six-time All-Star hit three home runs, drove in five RBIs and walked three times.
It’s hard to look at Harper’s first month with the Phillies and view it as unsuccessful. He finished April with six home runs, 20 RBIs and 23 walks. He posted the first five-hit game of his career on April 19 in Colorado.