PHILADELPHIA – Bryce Harper, baseball’s active leader in ejections, was at it again.
With Friday’s game tied 3-3 and two runners on in the bottom of the seventh, Harper had a chance to give the Phillies their first lead. He was squeezed on a tough high-and-inside two-strike call. The strike zone all night had been inconsistent.
On a 3-2 pitch, Harper checked his swing on an inside slider. It was close, but he went. Harper took off his shin guard, looked up and realized the inning was over. Third base umpire Vic Carapazza signaled out.
Harper, in a scene that resembled his most famous ejection as a Phillie, walked down the third-base line screaming towards Carapazza.