WASHINGTON — Michael Harris II has not stepped from the realm of his imagination into an unbelievable reality. But you can’t blame him if it feels that way sometimes.
As a child growing up in Decatur, Georgia, Harris idolized Chipper Jones and Andruw Jones and the Atlanta Braves. Now, he generates comparisons to them.
As a high school senior in 2019, reigning Rookie of the Year Ronald Acuña Jr. was his favorite player in the game. Now, he roams center field in Atlanta alongside him.
And as the Braves’ top prospect in 2021, Harris watched not as a potential colleague but rather with the fervency of a fan as Atlanta rolled through the playoffs and captured its first World Series title since 1995, six years before Harris was born.