"It's a huge honor," Harris said of receiving this award, as well as the St. Louis chapter's J. Roy Stockton/Bob Broeg Award last Sunday for Outstanding Achievement in Baseball. "It's a testament to the hard work I put in, and the struggle. I wondered if this day would ever come. To get those awards, it's a huge honor to me."
Harris, 30, made his Major League debut last April 25, just a little more than two years after the Navy released the lieutenant from active duty. By that point, Harris had been away nearly five years, putting his baseball-playing dreams on hold throughout it all to meet the Navy's service obligation.