The eyes of the baseball world rested upon Washington D.C. Tuesday night as the Phillies and Bryce Harper descended upon the outfielder’s former home park.
Harper was met with thunderous boos after a thank you video was played pregame, and those boos continued as he stepped in the box and took the field. Harper started the game with two strikeouts, which made the Nats fans jeer and boo louder.
Those boos were quickly turned into cheers from a large contingent of Phillies fans who made the trip down to the nation’s capital to see Harper.
Chants from Phillies fans ranged from “We Got Harper” to “MVP” throughout the late stages of Tuesday night’s game.