Before signing his then-record-breaking $330 million contract with the Phillies this past winter, Bryce Harper was a perennial Washington National.
After being drafted first overall in the 2020 amateur draft, the Las Vegas, Nevada, native played in just 130 minor-league games before making his major-league debut as a 19-year-old in April 2012.
Harper quickly ascended, earning Rookie of the Year honors that season. Over. his seven-season Nationals stint, he earned six All-Star nods, and in 2015, Silver Slugger and Most Valuable Player awards.
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With the Nationals, Harper never advanced past the National League Division Series, with his teams falling to the St.