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Bryce Harper reaches 10 years of service time

Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Bryce Harper reached 10 years of service time in the majors Tuesday.

The Washington Nationals made Harper the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 MLB Draft, a class that also included Manny Machado, Matt Harvey, Yasmani Grandal, Christian Yelich, Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom.

Harper made his Major League Debut at age 19 on April 28, 2010 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Harper started in left field — with former Phillie Jayson Werth in right field — in that game and hit seventh in Jim Riggleman’s lineup.