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Harper hopeful he can be 'National for life'

"I'm definitely excited to be part of the Nationals organization," said Harper. "I think that being able to play in [Nationals Park], this city, this town, around the fans, it's such a great place to play. Baseball is up and coming. … I'm very excited to further my career with the Nationals. I have a couple of more years in D.C., and then hopefully at the end of that, we can do what we can and I can be a National for life, hopefully."

Harper was speaking after he became the first player in franchise history to win the NL MVP Award following a 2015 season in which Harper hit .