Yes, Will Harris, whose 3-year/$24M free agent deal with the Washington Nationals was announced on Friday, did give up Howie Kendrick’s big Game 7 home run in the World Series this past October, and yes, it did end up being the decisive moment in the best-of-seven matchup. But no, it was not really something that ended up keeping the 35-year-old reliever from deciding to join the team that beat the Houston Astros in the 115th Fall Classic.
Harris talked to reporters on Friday afternoon in a conference call where the subject of his recent history with his new team inevitably came up, and he answered the questions honestly, acknowledging that he had to take a moment to get past the way things worked out for his now-former team in 2019 before he settled on a new home after testing the free agent market.