PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Phillies manager Gabe Kapler revealed Friday that one of the fans who first informed him of the Bryce Harper signing was a South Jersey native who was killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash. Kapler said on Twitter that Matt Vecere, originally of Sea Isle City, was one of the fans relaying him news of the Harper signing during a spring training game in Clearwater, Florida last month.
“I know his name because two of his friends reached out to me.