It didn’t take long for Bryce Harper and Manny Machado to remind everyone why they are at the epicenter of free-agent speculation at this early point in the 2018 season.
Harper hammered a long home run off Orioles starter Dylan Bundy in the top of the first inning to the delight of the many Washington Nationals fans in attendance Tuesday night at Oriole Park.
It was Harper’s 17th home run of the season, which added to his National League lead in that department. Though he has struggled to keep his batting average above .