In the main photo is the ball that Roy Hobbs ruined in a game against the Phillies in The Natural. In the inset is the ball Bryce Harper mangled during the at-bat below vs. the Orioles.
The Natural? The Sandlot? YES. @Bharper3407 makes like the movies and rips the cover off this baseball. https://t.co/xfJB1GOnJg pic.twitter.com/kYfYbk8BDo
Speculation is that Harper could become a $500 million man when his contract is up after the 2018 season, and things like this don’t hurt. The ball didn’t go far, but as in The Natural and The Sandlot, the story will.