Bryce Harper has been lobbying to become J.T. Realmuto’s teammate since Harper was in D.C. and Realmuto was in Miami. As Realmuto enters a contract season, Harper isn’t mincing words – he’ll be upset if the All-Star catcher isn’t retained.
On the first day of summer camp Friday, Harper told the collective media, including Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer, that it would be “terrible and sad” if the Phillies don’t re-sign Realmuto,
Earlier this week, Harper was seen taking groundballs in a Realmuto shirsey:
Apparently, Harper – who called Realmuto his favorite player in baseball in his introductory press conference – wore the shirsey under his uniform for the entirety of the 2020 season, per Matt Gelb of The Athletic.