Bryce Harper captured everyone’s mind right from the day he debuted in 2012. First with Washington then with the Phillies, Harper has consistently shown why he is called “The Showman”. He’s known for being explosive in his play so the fans wonder what was he like when he first began playing baseball. Well, they just might have got their answer from his NCLS Opponent.

Paul Sewald of the Arizona Diamondbacks is a Vegas boy, and so is Bryce Harper. So its only natural that they have known each other from a very young age. Paul talked about this history when interviewed by MLB Network.

Bryce Harper as a 7-year-old

With the NLCS raging on, Bryce Harper is in the form of his life. Going from strength to strength it seems he has his eyes firmly set at the World Series. So when Jon Morosi of the MLB network interviewed Paul Sewald and asked him about Harper, Sewald decided to tell them a little about his history with “The Showman”.

“We’d have younger Bryce come out and be the best player, even when he was three years younger than us. Things haven’t changed.”

So Bryce was a star right from the very beginning. This is not the first time that Paul has talked about this. In 2022 when he appeared on the Chris Rose Rotation he had this to say “He was like 7 or 8 he was already better than all of us that were on our 10-11 year old teams…. It was like wish we get this 7 year old to our 10 year old team…because he’d probably be our best player. So it was pretty early everybody could tell that Bryce was a little different than everybody else…” He went on to describe how Harper was hitting home runs while he was 7 leaving everyone shocked.

Bryce Harper’s impressive postseason

Bryce Harper is going through a postseason that many dream of. With a batting average of .343, he’s leading the Philadelphia Phillies from the front. In the NLCS till now he has scored 7 runs and hit 2 home runs. The fact that the Phillies are in prime position to win the NLCS is possible because of the herculean efforts of Harper.

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In Game 5 Bryce hit a Homerun and scored 2 runs in total. All of this led to the Phillies thumping the Diamondbacks and getting a 3-2 lead in the series. Now needing only one win to book their place in the World Series, the Phillies can smell the scent of glory. Will they seize it? That is a question to be discussed at another time.

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