PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) — Where were you when you heard the Philadelphia Phillies signed Bryce Harper? Manager Gabe Kapler said he heard from fans during the team’s spring training game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
“We had some fans behind us who were sharing moment-by-moment tweets with us. We were getting, like literally, four fans right behind where we were sitting, telling us terms and who was tweeting what. We were like, ‘Who was making the reports? We need to make sure the person is credible,'” Kapler told reporters after the game.
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