Sep 2, 2021; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Bryce Harper (3) reacts during the ninth inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports
Bryce Harper, by many accounts, is having an MVP-caliber season for the Philadelphia Phillies, especially over the last few months.
He leads MLB in OPS and has led all of MLB in wRC+ (a more comprehensive and indicative offensive stat) since June 11.
Harper has stiff competition from Fernando Tatis Jr., Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy, and Trea Turner, to name a few of the other names currently in the NL MVP conversation.