An awards season that figures to elevate Bryce Harper’s dominant performance to new levels kicked off Monday night when the Nationals’ young star was selected as his league’s best player in 2015 by a group that may carry more weight than any other: his peers.
Harper was voted NL Outstanding Player of 2015 by fellow big leaguers as part of the annual Players Choice Awards, revealed Monday night. The 23-year-old beat out Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado and Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt in voting among all major leaguers near the end of the regular season.
“I’m definitely very fortunate to play this game every single day.