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Washington Nationals News: Bryce Harper earns first NL Silver Slugger Award

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In today’s Daily, Andrew Simon of MLB.com discusses yet another accolade for Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper after a historically good 2015 campaign. As Simon notes in his article, Harper earned his first career Silver Slugger Award Thursday night.

Harper was arguably the best player in baseball last season, hitting .330 with 42 home runs and 99 RBIs. The 23-year-old becomes the seventh player in Nationals history to earn a Silver Slugger Award, joining Ian Desmond, Ryan Zimmerman, Anthony Rendon, Adam LaRoche, Stephen Strasburg and outfielder Alfonso Soriano.